Trend Micro Research : Web
In Review: What GPT-3 Taught ChatGPT in a Year
Amidst the uproar and opinions since November 2022, we look at the possibilities and implications of what OpenAI’s ChatGPT presents to the cybersecurity industry using a comparison to earlier products, like its predecessor GPT-3. Read More HERE…
Earth Kitsune Delivers New WhiskerSpy Backdoor via Watering Hole Attack
We discovered a new backdoor which we have attributed to the advanced persistent threat actor known as Earth Kitsune, which we have covered before. Since 2019, Earth Kitsune has been distributing variants of self-developed backdoors to targets, primarily individuals who are interested in North Korea. Read More HERE…
“Payzero” Scams and The Evolution of Asset Theft in Web3
In this entry, we discuss a Web3 fraud scenario where scammers target potential victims via fake smart contracts, and then take over their digital assets, such as NFT tokens, without paying. We named this scam “Payzero”. Read More HERE…
Conti Team One Splinter Group Resurfaces as Royal Ransomware with Callback Phishing Attacks
From September to December, we detected multiple attacks from the Royal ransomware group. In this blog entry, we discuss findings from our investigation of this ransomware and the tools that Royal ransomware actors used to carry out their attacks. Read More HERE…
Trend Joining App Defense Alliance Announced by Google
Trend Micro’s participation in Google’s App Defense Alliance will ensure the security of customers by preventing malicious apps from being made available on the Google Play Store. Read More HERE…
How Water Labbu Exploits Electron-Based Applications
In the second part of our Water Labbu blog series, we explore how the threat actor exploits Electron-based applications using Cobalt Strike to deploy backdoors. Read More HERE…
Tracking Earth Aughisky’s Malware and Changes
For over 10 years, security researchers have been observing and keeping tabs of APT group Earth Aughisky’s malware families and the connections, including previously documented malware that have yet to be attributed. Read More HERE…