February 2019

How to Attack and Defend a Prosthetic Arm

Like other IoT devices, the prosthetic arm sends statistics to the cloud, such as movement amplitudes, the arm’s positions, etc. And just like other IoT devices, this valuable invention must be checked for vulnerabilities. In our research, we focused on those attack vectors that can be implemented without the arm owner’s knowledge.


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    ToddyCat: your hidden email assistant. Part 1

    Kaspersky experts analyze the ToddyCat APT attacks targeting corporate email. We examine the new version of TomBerBil, the TCSectorCopy and XstReader tools, and methods for stealing access tokens from Outlook.

    Crypto wasted: BlueNoroff’s ghost mirage of funding and jobs

    Kaspersky GReAT experts dive deep into the BlueNoroff APT’s GhostCall and GhostHire campaigns. Extensive research detailing multiple malware chains targeting macOS, including a stealer suite, fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams clients and ChatGPT-enhanced images.

    Mem3nt0 mori – The Hacking Team is back!

    Kaspersky researchers discovered previously unidentified commercial Dante spyware developed by Memento Labs (formerly Hacking Team) and linked it to the ForumTroll APT attacks.

    Mysterious Elephant: a growing threat

    Kaspersky GReAT experts describe the latest Mysterious Elephant APT activity. The threat actor exfiltrates data related to WhatsApp and employs tools such as BabShell and MemLoader HidenDesk.