ZeroFox Weekly Intelligence Brief – January 1, 2024

ZeroFox Weekly Intelligence Brief – January 1, 2024

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ZeroFox’s Weekly Intelligence Briefing highlights the major developments and trends across the cyber threat landscape. ZeroFox Intelligence is derived from a variety of sources, including—but not limited to—curated open-source accesses, vetted social media, proprietary data sources, and direct access to threat actors and groups through covert communication channels. Information relied upon to complete any report cannot always be independently verified. As such, ZeroFox applies rigorous analytic standards and tradecraft in accordance with best practices and includes caveat language and source citations to clearly identify the veracity of our Intelligence reporting and substantiate our assessments and recommendations. All sources used in this particular Intelligence product were identified prior to 12:00 PM (EDT) on December 29, 2023; per cyber hygiene best practices, caution is advised when clicking on any third-party links.

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Infamous Carbanak Malware Reemerges in Ransomware Attacks

What happened: Cybersecurity agencies have observed the infamous banking malware strain Carbanak in ransomware attacks with renovated strategies. Last month, the return of Carbanak was marked with its distribution through compromised websites while masquerading as different business-related software systems.

Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining

What happened: Recent research finds that a new multi-platform threat called NKAbuse is leveraging a decentralized, peer-to-peer network connectivity protocol called New Kind of Network (NKN) as a communications channel for DDoS attacks to single out Linux devices.

Hacktivist Group “Cyber Toufan” Targets Critical Infrastructure in Israel

What happened: On December 26, 2023, pro-Palestine hacktivist group Cyber Toufan Operations claimed to leak data packages against Israel Securities Authority, ICL Group, a chemical company, Carolina Lemke, an online sunglasses and eyeglasses retailer, ARI, a manufacturer of various water supply tools, and Palram Industries, a manufacturer of thermoplastic solutions.