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Attribute Value Name Flea Aliases APT15Backdoor Diplomacyke3chang Nylon Typhoon (formerly Nickel)Playful TaurusRoyal APTVixen Panda Type Malware Country of Origin China State Sponsored []Unknown [] Unconfirmed [x] Confirmed Active Since 2004 Discovered by Symantec Target Countries Americas Target Organizations Various ministries of foreign affairs Organization Size First discovered Tools Graphican is said to be an evolution
“Thanos is the first ransomware family observed that advertises the use of the RIPlace tactic. RIPlace is a Windows file system technique unveiled in a proof of concept (PoC) last year by researchers at Nyotron, which can be used to maliciously alter files and which allows attackers to bypass various anti-ransomware methods.”
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“Ransomware gangs are teaming up to extort victims through a shared data leak platform, and the exchange of tactics and intelligence. In November 2019, the Maze Ransomware operators transformed ransomware attacks into data breaches after they released unencrypted data of a victim who refused to pay. Soon after, they launched a dedicated “Maze News” site used to shame their unpaid victims by publicly releasing stolen data.”
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“Google is indexing the phone numbers of WhatsApp users that could be abused by threat actors for malicious activities. Even if Google Search only revealed the phone numbers and not the identities of associated users, ill-intentioned attackers could be able to see users’ profile pictures on WhatsApp and performing a reverse-image search the user’s profile picture to gather additional info on the potential victim (i.e. mining social media accounts where the victim use the same profile picture).”
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