Tag: Amadey

Cisco Talos detects malicious campaigns using government, union-themed lures offering Cobalt Strike beacons

Cisco Talos detects malicious campaigns using government, union-themed lures offering Cobalt Strike beacons

Researchers at Cisco Talos discovered a malicious campaign last month delivering Cobalt Strike beacons that could be used in later, follow-on attacks. The assault involves a multistage and modular infection chain with fileless, malicious scripts. It also uses a modularised…

TA406 hacker

Report finds that North Korea-associated TA406 hacker recycles tactics and targets

A veteran hacker group from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has resurfaced using malware that could be exploited for information gathering. The TA406 hacker group has been known previously by other names. Proofpoint has released a threat report…