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Targeted Ransomware Attack Hits Taiwanese Organizations

  • Posted on:May 6, 2020 at 5:00 am
  • Posted in:Malware
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A new targeted attack has infected several organizations in Taiwan with a new ransomware family, which we have dubbed ColdLock. This attack is potentially destructive as the ransomware appears to target databases and email servers for encryption.

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Tags: ColdLockTaiwan

Template Document Exploit Found in Several Targeted Attacks

  • Posted on:June 17, 2014 at 10:00 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Malware, Targeted Attacks
  • Author:
    Maersk Menrige (Threats Analyst)
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The use of contextually-relevant emails is one of the most common social engineering tactics employed in targeted attacks.  Emails still being the primary mode of business communications are often abused to deliver exploits to penetrate a network that consequently lead to other stages of a targeted attack cycle. In one of the targeted attacks we’re…

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Tags: APTbackdoorC&C serversCVE-2012-0158JapanMalwareMS12-027social engineeringTaiwantargeted attacksvulnerability

Taiwan Hit With Micropayment Fraud via Android Malware

  • Posted on:June 13, 2014 at 6:05 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Malware, Mobile
  • Author:
    Yang Yang (Mobile Threat Response Engineer)
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In our 1Q Threat roundup report, we noted that the number of mobile malware and high-risk applications reached the two-million mark and is rapidly growing. In our monitoring of the mobile threat landscape, we have recently discovered an Android malware that is spreading fast in Taiwan, detected as ANDROIDOS_RUSMS.A. Mobile users fall victim via SMS spam attack. Users receive…

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Tags: androidMalwaremicropaymentmobile malwareTaiwan

PLEAD Targeted Attacks Against Taiwanese Government Agencies

  • Posted on:May 23, 2014 at 1:25 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Malware, Targeted Attacks, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Kervin Alintanahin (Threats Analyst)
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In the recent 2H-2013 Targeted Attack Roundup Report we noted that we have been seeing several targeted attack campaign-related attacks in Taiwan. We are currently monitoring a campaign that specifically targets government and administrative agencies in Taiwan. We are naming this specific campaign PLEAD because of the letters of the backdoor commands issued by the related…

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Tags: APTgovernmentgovernment agenciesMalwarePLEADspear phishingTaiwanTaiwaneseTargeted Attacktargeted attack campaign

Targeted Attack Trends: A Look At 2H 2013

  • Posted on:May 19, 2014 at 5:00 am
  • Posted in:Targeted Attacks
  • Author:
    Bernadette Irinco (Technical Communications)
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Targeted attacks are known to use zero-day exploits. However, old vulnerabilities are still frequently exploited. In fact, based on cases analyzed in the second half of 2013, the most exploited vulnerability in this time frame was CVE-2012-0158, a Microsoft Office vulnerability that was patched in April 2012. This shows how important applying the latest patches and security updates…

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Tags: advanced persistent threatsAPTExploitsJapanspear phishingTaiwantargeted attacks
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