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Capitalizing on Coronavirus Panic, Threat Actors

Recorded Futureby Insikt Group® ()10 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2017-11882
Memory Corruption RCE in Microsoft Office via Legacy Equation Editor
7.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×10
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainac19.irted on a website created by the Iranian government, https://ac19[.]ir/ . Domain Registrations Beginning in on January 12, the n
domaincdc.govn” that appears to originate from the address CDC-Covid19[@]cdc[.]gov. When victims click on the embedded link, they are redire
domaincdc-gov.orgd the CDC, in particular from emails containing the domains cdc-gov[.]org and cdcgov[.]org. In one instance, the URL contained with
domaincdcgov.orgicular from emails containing the domains cdc-gov[.]org and cdcgov[.]org. In one instance, the URL contained within a phishing ema
domainwho.inta legitimate address on the official domains (cdc[.]gov and who[.]int). Many of the phishing emails used the branding and trade

From the original article

10 min read at recordedfuture.com

Recorded Future investigated how threat actors are using the global disruptions caused by COVID-19 to further their cyber threat activities. This research is targeted toward those who hope to understand the technical cybersecurity threats that have emerged from the spread of COVID-19.

Recorded Future

By Insikt Group® · recordedfuture.com

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