Microsoft's move to block macros by default has prompted threat actors to use reply chain emails with Microsoft OneNote attachments to facilitate the distribution of Emotet malware, reports BleepingComputer.
More Russian and Chinese hacking operations have been leveraging the new SILKLOADER malware loader that facilitates the delivery of Cobalt Strike in compromised machines through DLL side-loading techniques, according to The Hacker News.
Akamai researchers say the HinataBot botnet has been active for the first three months on 2023, but has exploited vulnerabilities from as far back as 2014.
East Asian DLP firm, customers targeted by Chinese APT operation Suspected Chinese advanced persistent threat operation Tick, also known as Stalker Panda, Bronze Butler, Stalker Taurus, and REDBALDKNIGHT, has infiltrated the internal update servers of a data-loss prevention company in East Asia to target the firm's government and military clients, according to The Hacker News.
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