In 2014 we expect significant growth in the number of threats related to economic and domestic cyber-espionage, with cyber-mercenaries/cyber-detectives playing an active role in such attacks.
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Cloud Atlas attacks the public sector and diplomatic structures of Russia and Belarus, using ReverseSocks, SSH, and Tor for persistence in infected systems and its new tool, PowerCloud.
Kaspersky researchers analyze a range of new PebbleDash-based tools used in recent Kimsuky campaigns and reveal their connection to the AppleSeed malware cluster.
Kaspersky researchers uncovered malicious wheel packages in PyPI that targeted both Windows and Linux and contained a dropper delivering malware dubbed ZiChatBot. We attribute this activity to OceanLotus APT.
The Silver Fox group is targeting companies in Russia and India by impersonating tax authorities to distribute ValleyRAT and the new ABCDoor backdoor.
Forecasts for 2014 – Expert Opinion