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Cyber Highlights

Current threat

BlueNoroff: Lazarus Subgroup Bypasses Mark-of-The-Web and Uses Novel Downloader

Industry impacted: Financials

Researchers observed new delivery methods and techniques in a recent campaign conducted by BlueNoroff, the sub-group of Lazarus which focuses on financial institutions. The report disclosed an infrastructure of more than 70 domains impersonating venture capital companies and banks.

Rollups

Industry impacted: Government

  • IcedID Abuses Google PPC To Distribute Loader, Impersonates Widely Used brands
  • Leaked Ransomware Source Code Found In Multiple New Malware Strains
  • Mustang Panda: Updates on PlugX Infection Chain and Techniques

Geo Highlights

Rollups 

Industries impacted: Consumer Discretionary, Energy, Financials, Government, Health Care, Industrials, Utilities

  • New Report Ties Auto Manufacturing To Forced Uyghur Labor, Exposing Companies To Legal Penalties In The US
  • Asia Update: Heightened Tensions Across the Taiwan Strait, In the Korean Peninsula, and In the South China Sea
  • Moscow Bans Oil Exports To Countries That Implement Price Cap And Insurers Cancel War Cover For Russia
  • EU Publishes A Directive To Strengthen The Resilience Of Critical Entities

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