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Spyware isn’t going anywhere, and neither are its tactics

Cisco Talos ()6 min read3
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-21893
SSRF in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons SAML Component
8.2100%KEVRansomware
KEV
CVE-2024-23222
Apple WebKit Type Confusion Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Across iOS, macOS, tvOS
8.811%KEV
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
md5040cd888e971f2872d6d5dafd52e6194b6dd56bc787fda46e6f4240aaa0353ead1e3071224d454038a545e MD5: 040cd888e971f2872d6d5dafd52e6194 Typical Filename: tmp000c3787 Claimed Product: Ultra Virus
md50e4c49327e3be816022a233f844a573177c58ac12e747da09d2810fd5ca611f56c0c900578bf750cab56b7 MD5: 0e4c49327e3be816022a233f844a5731 Typical Filename: aact.exe Claimed Product: AAct x86 Detect
md52cfc15cb15acc1ff2b2da65c790d75517478cba56ebbcc7a695cae2609010a897d766ff578a4260c2ac9cf MD5: 2cfc15cb15acc1ff2b2da65c790d7551 Typical Filename: rcx4d83.tmp Claimed Product: N/A Detectio
md593fefc3e88ffb78abb36365fa5cf857c81591e9bff5117946defbef6041397e56164f485cf8ec57b1d8934 MD5: 93fefc3e88ffb78abb36365fa5cf857c Typical Filename: Wextract Claimed Product: Internet Explor
md5ef6ff172bf3e480f1d633a6c53f7a35ea08dd59e87de24590b938045f14e693a43a83b81ce8531127eb440 MD5: ef6ff172bf3e480f1d633a6c53f7a35e Typical Filename: iizbpyilb.bat Claimed Product: N/A Detect
sha2564c3c7be970a08dd59e87de24590b938045f14e693a43a83b81ce8531127eb440ternet Explorer Detection Name: W32.File.MalParent SHA 256: 4c3c7be970a08dd59e87de24590b938045f14e693a43a83b81ce8531127eb440 MD5: ef6ff172bf3e480f1d633a6c53f7a35e Typical Filename: iiz
sha2565e537dee6d7478cba56ebbcc7a695cae2609010a897d766ff578a4260c2ac9cfware files from Talos telemetry over the past week SHA 256: 5e537dee6d7478cba56ebbcc7a695cae2609010a897d766ff578a4260c2ac9cf MD5: 2cfc15cb15acc1ff2b2da65c790d7551 Typical Filename: rcx
sha25677c2372364b6dd56bc787fda46e6f4240aaa0353ead1e3071224d454038a545e6 Detection Name: PUA.Win.Tool.Kmsauto::in03.talos SHA 256: 77c2372364b6dd56bc787fda46e6f4240aaa0353ead1e3071224d454038a545e MD5: 040cd888e971f2872d6d5dafd52e6194 Typical Filename: tmp
sha2568664e2f59077c58ac12e747da09d2810fd5ca611f56c0c900578bf750cab56b7med Product: N/A Detection Name: Trojan.Agent.DDOH SHA 256: 8664e2f59077c58ac12e747da09d2810fd5ca611f56c0c900578bf750cab56b7 MD5: 0e4c49327e3be816022a233f844a5731 Typical Filename: aac
sha256e4973db44081591e9bff5117946defbef6041397e56164f485cf8ec57b1d8934oduct: N/A Detection Name: Win.Dropper.Pykspa::tpd SHA 256: e4973db44081591e9bff5117946defbef6041397e56164f485cf8ec57b1d8934 MD5: 93fefc3e88ffb78abb36365fa5cf857c Typical Filename: Wex

From the original article

6 min read at blog.talosintelligence.com

Private and public efforts to curb the use of spyware and activity of other “mercenary” groups have heated up over the past week, with the U. S. government taking additional action against spyware users and some of the world’s largest tech companies calling out international governments to do more.

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