The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Backdoors, Cryptojacking, Phishing, Ransomware, Secure boot bypass, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity.
Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed.
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MQsTTang: Mustang Panda’s Latest Backdoor Treads New Ground with Qt and MQTT
(published: March 2, 2023)
In early 2023, China-sponsored group Mustang Panda began experimenting with a new custom backdoor dubbed MQsTTang. The backdoor received its name based on the attribution and the unique use of the MQTT command and control (C2) communication protocol that is typically used for communication between IoT devices and controllers. To establish this protocol, MQsTTang uses the open source QMQTT library based on the Qt framework. MQsTTang is delivered through spearphishing malicious link pointing at a RAR archive with a single malicious executable. MQsTTang was delivered to targets in Australia, Bulgaria, Taiwan, and likely some other countries in Asia and Europe.Analyst Comment: Mustang Panda is likely exploring this communication protocol in an attempt to hide its C2 traffic. Defense-in-depth approach should be used to stop sophisticated threats that evolve and utilize various techniques of defense evasion. Sensitive government sector workers should be educated on spearphishing threats and be wary of executable files delivered in archives.MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1583.003 - Acquire Infrastructure: Vi ..
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