Awaken Likho is awake: new techniques of an APT group
Kaspersky experts have discovered a new version of the APT Awaken Likho RAT Trojan, which uses AutoIt scripts and the MeshCentral system to target Russian organizations.
Key statistics for 2023: ransomware, trojan bankers, miners and other financial malware, zero-day vulnerabilities and exploits, web attacks, threats for macOS and IoT.
Kaspersky shares insights into the activity and TTPs of the BlindEagle APT, which targets organizations and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama and other Latin American countries.
Kaspersky has identified a new EastWind campaign targeting Russian organizations and using CloudSorcerer as well as APT31 and APT27 tools.
The report features the most significant developments relating to APT groups in Q2 2024, including the new backdoor in Linux utility XZ, a new RAT called SalmonQT, and hacktivist activity.
Kaspersky discovered a new APT CloudSorcerer targeting Russian government entities and using cloud services as C2, just like the CloudWizard actor.