Black Hat USA 2022 and DEF CON 30
Black Hat 2022 USA Briefings wrapped up this past week, along with its sister conference Defcon 30. Coming back from the COVID hiatus, the conferences were enthusiastically full compared to the 2021 ghost town.
Events
Kaspersky analyzes SideWinder APT’s recent activity: new targets in the MiddleEast and Africa, post-exploitation tools and techniques.
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.