{"id":42050,"date":"2021-07-30T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T10:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/61d41d63-48e9-456f-82ac-3bfb363879f0"},"modified":"2021-07-30T10:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-30T10:21:38","slug":"microsoft-warns-these-attackers-can-go-from-first-contact-to-launching-ransomware-in-just-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-warns-these-attackers-can-go-from-first-contact-to-launching-ransomware-in-just-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft warns: These attackers can go from first contact to launching ransomware in just 48 hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/hub\/i\/r\/2019\/05\/30\/d59d04eb-50ea-4502-846c-985304e20a6a\/thumbnail\/770x578\/87cf8607c200ac454a9b3cdaf6f837e0\/istock-1124997379.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Microsoft is warning that the BazarCall (or Bazacall) call center malware operation is actually more dangerous than first thought, with initial attacks potentially leading to ransomware attacks within 48 hours. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group had been targeting Office 365\/Microsoft 365 customers with phishing email regarding &#8216;expiring&#8217; bogus trial subscriptions that dupe the target into calling a call center to chat with an operator, who then try to trick the victim into installing the Bazacall backdoor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-warns-now-attackers-are-using-a-call-centre-to-trick-you-into-downloading-ransomware\/\">spotlighted the group in June<\/a>, as ZDNet reported at the time, and in a new post it outlines how it&#8217;s a more dangerous threat than previously reported, allowing the attackers to distribute ransomware or steal data within 48 hours of infection.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Apart from having backdoor capabilities, the BazaLoader payload from these campaigns also gives a remote attacker hands-on-keyboard control on an affected user&#8217;s device, which allows for a fast network compromise,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/security\/blog\/2021\/07\/29\/bazacall-phony-call-centers-lead-to-exfiltration-and-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-component=\"externalLink\">the Microsoft team says<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In our observation, attacks emanating from the BazaCall threat could move quickly within a network, conduct extensive data exfiltration and credential theft, and distribute ransomware within 48 hours of the initial compromise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The BazaCall group has apparently teamed up with group behind the Ryuk ransomware, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/ryuk-gang-estimated-to-have-made-more-than-150-million-from-ransomware-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has made about $150 million in Bitcoin from its attacks<\/a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few notable differences with the BazaCall group&#8217;s tactics include that they don&#8217;t use phishing links or send malicious attachments, helping avoid classic detection systems. The technique is closer to call center fraudsters and victims are also connected to a human operator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"sharethrough-top placeholder\" data-component=\"medusaContentRecommendation\" data-medusa-content-recommendation-options=\"{&quot;promo&quot;:&quot;promo_zd_recommendation_sharethrough_top_in_article_desktop&quot;,&quot;spot&quot;:&quot;dfp-in-article&quot;}\"> <\/section>\n<p>&#8220;Hands-on-keyboard control further makes this threat more dangerous and more evasive than traditional, automated malware attacks,&#8221; Microsoft warns.<\/p>\n<p>The call center and email outreach parts of the operation seem reasonably well-organized. While subject lines in emails are repeated, each email is tagged with unique alpha-numeric string, creating a user ID or transaction code, in order to identify the victim across multiple calls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The initial call center operator discusses the expiring subscription and then recommends the victim visit a faked website where they can supposedly cancel the subscription to avoid future monthly fees.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has provided additional details regarding the group&#8217;s use of malicious macros in Excel files to download the Cobalt Strike penetration testing kit and gain &#8216;hands-on-keyboard&#8217; control of a victim&#8217;s machine and the ability to search a network for admin and domain administrator account info to exfiltrate data or deploy Ryuk or Conti, a related ransomware.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The agent instructs the victim to navigate to the account page and cancel the subscription by download a file, which turns out to be a macro-enabled Excel document. 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