Cybercriminals are exploiting VMware's signed binary, VmwareSampling.exe, to sideload the NIGHTFORGE loader, targeting Cambodian government institutions. This 'Khmer Shadow' campaign uses DLL sideloading and advanced evasion techniques to deploy the Havoc Demon payload, highlighting the need for vigilant monitoring of even trusted applications.
#CyberSecurity#VMware#NIGHTFORGE#Espionage#Malware#DLLSideloading#HavocDemonthedailytechfeed.com/hackers…
A researcher shared a live ValleyRAT config pull from a Japanese Rakuten invoice lure campaign. We mapped the infrastructure:
C2: 137.220.153[.]175:886 (BGPNET, Hong Kong)
Delivery: missallanahstarr[.]com (Cloudie, Hong Kong)
Vector: MaxxAudio DLL sideloading
Config strings 默认备注 / 默认分组 — stock Gh0st RAT panel defaults. WHOIS registrant on 163.com with a fabricated "Kyoto, Saitama" address (different prefectures).
HIGH confidence Silver Fox APT.
Blog: intel.breakglass.tech/post/s…
IOCs: github.com/vuln/breakglass-i…#SilverFox#ValleyRAT#APT#Japan#DLLSideloading
#FUD#DllSideLoading
⛔️https://captcha-verification-module.]com/
⛔️https://captcha-verification-module.]com/verificationapp.png (is a Zip with inside exe and dll)
Samples👇
bazaar.abuse.ch/browse/tag/c…
We recently discovered renewed activity from the Iranian-linked threat actor Ferocious Kitten, a group that had been off the radar for quite some time, in an attempt to capture Iranian freedom fighters and opposition figures.
To trick victims into downloading the trojanized installer, the actor uses a fake media-player website, "YEMPlayer". By leveraging DLL side-loading, it loads a malicious payload and establishes C2 communication. Some of the Media Player extracted files are signed with digital signature by "Nikki Boy Semblante"
IoCs:
13440348516ccee839675f6ac908dd1724ce1d28f92af92fdc7938740d2b7ec5
cc59bf019af195dcec4394ffd7a8e23c080f4e02b12dcb7c04fb1da6671922a1
fa246327bed8fc5864827a8147b8b7aedb6246068259b8c97e82adb957315347
51a6686b8c5ec7c610637398f3de43589f4e9fcbe8bcc0245343c5454d3b91de
66dcd98c6b310f4429890821e609d48cc6395a6be15ffe5a121ec68b7a8f7402
bb0c7ae4f12e5141480ee26f473636b07e836bb994ff3b2cfec93d4480da171b
ea755862ee81dd0d991b4afca42d8b82bb22a8f1d370bf3d28dbf2e44ab241dd
ea755862ee81dd0d991b4afca42d8b82bb22a8f1d370bf3d28dbf2e44ab241dd
6c74d29903bc2cc17ec4afdb1a120d2060209b22830cee2b7005f5436e86f90e
comi-site[.]website
come-site[.]website
yemplayer[.]site
comview[.]website
come-signin[.]quest
comisignin[.]online
212[.]83.61.198
#ThreatIntel#Iran#CyberSecurity#Malware#DLLSideLoading#C2#APT