threat intel
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Threats
UNC2447 SOMBRAT and FIVEHANDS Ransomware: A Sophisticated Financial Threat
Mandiant has observed an aggressive financially motivated group, UNC2447, exploiting one SonicWall VPN zero-day vulnerability prior to a patch being…
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Threats
Abusing Replication: Stealing AD FS Secrets Over the Network
Organizations are increasingly adopting cloud-based services such as Microsoft 365 to host applications and data. Sophisticated threat actors are catching…
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Threats
Ghostwriter Update: Cyber Espionage Group UNC1151 Likely Conducts Ghostwriter Influence Activity
In July 2020, Mandiant Threat Intelligence released a public report detailing an ongoing influence campaign we named “Ghostwriter.” Ghostwriter is…
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Threats
Zero-Day Exploits in SonicWall Email Security Lead to Enterprise Compromise
In March 2021, Mandiant Managed Defense identified three zero-day vulnerabilities in SonicWall’s Email Security (ES) product that were being exploited…
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Phishing
Attackers Exploited 4 Zero-Day Flaws in Chrome, Safari & IE
At least two government-backed actors — including one Russian group — used the now-patched flaws in separate campaigns, Google says.…
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Threat Intelligence
Microsoft to Block Excel Add-ins to Stop Office Exploits
Microsoft plans to add a feature to Office Excel that will make it harder for cyberattackers to exploit the spreadsheet…
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Threat Intelligence
‘DragonSpark’ Malware: East Asian Cyberattackers Create an OSS Frankenstein
We imagine that the world’s most successful hackers write their own dangerous code and invest heavily in the technologies they…
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Threat Intelligence
Pair of Galaxy App Store Bugs Offer Cyberattackers Mobile Device Access
The Galaxy App Store, the official mobile app store available on Samsung devices, has two vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, could allow…
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Threat Intelligence
Hunting Insider Threats on the Dark Web
Insider threats are a serious and growing problem. According to recent research, malicious employees contribute to 20% of incidents and…
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Threat Intelligence
FanDuel Sportsbook Bettors Exposed in Mailchimp Breach
The FanDuel online sportsbook has told its users to be on the lookout for phishing cyberattacks in the wake of…