Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3 buckets under their control.
"Attempts were made to disguise the Golang ransomware as the notorious LockBit ransomware," Trend Micro researchers Jaromir Horejsi and Nitesh Surana said. "However, such is

Threat actors have been observed abusing Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) Transfer Acceleration feature as part of ransomware attacks designed to exfiltrate victim data and upload them to S3 buckets under their control.

"Attempts were made to disguise the Golang ransomware as the notorious LockBit ransomware," Trend Micro researchers Jaromir Horejsi and Nitesh Surana said. "However, such is not the case, and the attacker only seems to be capitalizing on LockBit's notoriety to further tighten the noose on their victims."

The ransomware artifacts have been found to embed hard-coded Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials to facilitate data exfiltration to the cloud, a sign that adversaries are increasingly weaponizing popular cloud service providers for malicious schemes.

The AWS account used in the campaign is presumed to be either their own or compromised. Following responsible disclosure to the AWS security team, the identified AWS access keys and accounts have been suspended.

Trend Micro said it detected more than 30 samples with the AWS Access Key IDs and the Secret Access Keys embedded, signaling active development. The ransomware is capable of targeting both Windows and macOS systems.

It's not exactly known how the cross-platform ransomware is delivered to a target host, but once it's executed, it obtains the machine's universal unique identifier (UUID) and carries out a series of steps to generate the master key required for encrypting the files.

The initialization step is followed by the attacker enumerating the root directories and encrypting files matching a specified list of extensions, but not before exfiltrating them to AWS via S3 Transfer Acceleration (S3TA) for faster data transfer.

"After the encryption, the file is renamed according to the following format: <original file name>.<initialization vector>.abcd," the researchers said. "For instance, the file text.txt was renamed to text.txt.e5c331611dd7462f42a5e9776d2281d3.abcd."

In the final stage, the ransomware changes the device's wallpaper to display an image that mentions LockBit 2.0 in a likely attempt to compel victims into paying up.

"Threat actors might also disguise their ransomware sample as another more publicly known variant, and it is not difficult to see why: the infamy of high-profile ransomware attacks further pressures victims into doing the attacker's bidding," the researchers said.

The development comes as Gen Digital released a decryptor for a Mallox ransomware variant that was spotted in the wild from January 2023 through February 2024 by taking advantage of a flaw in the cryptographic schema.

"Victims of the ransomware may be able to restore their files for free if they were attacked by this particular Mallox variant," researcher Ladislav Zezula said. "The crypto-flaw was fixed around March 2024, so it is no longer possible to decrypt data encrypted by the later versions of Mallox ransomware."

It should be mentioned that an affiliate of the Mallox operation, also known as TargetCompany, has been discovered using a slightly modified version of the Kryptina ransomware – codenamed Mallox v1.0 – to breach Linux systems.

"The Kryptina-derived variants of Mallox are affiliate-specific and separate from other Linux variants of Mallox that have since emerged, an indication of how the ransomware landscape has evolved into a complex menagerie of cross-pollinated toolsets and non-linear codebases," SentinelOne researcher Jim Walter noted late last month.

Ransomware continues to be a major threat, with 1,255 attacks claimed in the third quarter of 2024, down from 1,325 in the previous quarter, according to Symantec's analysis of data pulled from ransomware leak sites.

Microsoft, in its Digital Defense Report for the one-year period from June 2023 to June 2024, said it observed a 2.75x increase year-over-year in human-operated ransomware-linked encounters, while the percentage of attacks reaching the actual encryption phase has decreased over the past two years by threefold.

Some of the major beneficiaries of LockBit's decline following an international law enforcement operation targeting its infrastructure in February 2024 have been RansomHub, Qilin (aka Agenda), and Akira, the last of which has shifted back to double extortion tactics after briefly flirting with data exfiltration and extortion attacks alone in early 2024.

"During this period, we began to see Akira ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operators developing a Rust variant of their ESXi encryptor, iteratively building on the payload's functions while moving away from C++ and experimenting with different programming techniques," Talos said.

Attacks involving Akira have also leveraged compromised VPN credentials and newly disclosed security flaws to infiltrate networks, as well as escalate privileges and move laterally within compromised environments as part of efforts designed to establish a deeper foothold.

Some of the vulnerabilities exploited by Akira affiliates are listed below -

*   CVE-2020-3259
*   CVE-2023-20263
*   CVE-2023-20269
*   CVE-2023-27532
*   CVE-2023-48788
*   CVE-2024-37085
*   CVE-2024-40711, and
*   CVE-2024-40766

"Throughout 2024, Akira has targeted a significant number of victims, with a clear preference for organizations in the manufacturing and professional, scientific, and technical services sectors," Talos researchers James Nutland and Michael Szeliga said.

"Akira may be transitioning from the use of the Rust-based Akira v2 variant and returning to previous TTPs using Windows and Linux encryptors written in C++."

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Ransomware Gangs Use LockBit's Fame to Intimidate Victims in Latest Attacks

PRESS RELEASE

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 22 Oct. 2024 –  SoftwareOne Holding AG, a leading global software and cloud solutions provider, has launched a SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Serving businesses across Southeast Asia, this new centre will provide clients with local expertise and support in AWS cloud services, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that provides a single API to access and utilise high-performing foundation model from leading AI companies, and Amazon Q, a generative AI-powered assistant for business and developers, to drive digital transformation. By establishing the SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre in Malaysia, SoftwareOne further expands its global delivery network across fast-growing technology markets to help local businesses innovate with the latest technology advancements. The SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre opening follows AWS’s own recent announcement of cloud infrastructure expansion in Malaysia.  

"As an AWS Premier Tier Services Partner, we are thrilled to continue our collaboration with AWS through the opening of our new SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre in Malaysia,” said David Tan, Regional Services Leader, APAC at SoftwareOne. "This is strategically aligned with AWS's commitment to Asia and will make SoftwareOne’s global expertise and resources readily accessible to local clients. Businesses of all types will be able to accelerate their digital journeys more efficiently, benefiting from on-the-ground support in cloud migration, application modernisation, end-user computing, and FinOps.” 

“AWS is committed to enabling global organisations across industries with the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, and AI technologies to innovate, scale, and achieve their business and digital transformation objectives with efficiency and resilience. The recent launch of our AWS Region in Malaysia deepens that resolve,” said Peter Murray, Country Manager, AWS Malaysia. “As a Premier Tier AWS Partner, SoftwareOne is well-positioned to help businesses adopt and optimise their AWS use. Establishing the SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre in Malaysia aligns our goals of expanding cloud accessibility and compliance capabilities locally for customers.” 

The SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre experts will guide clients in implementing the SoftwareOne Landing Zone for AWS, a comprehensive pre-configured and automated framework that provides a foundation for building a secure, multi-account AWS environment. Featuring cloud infrastructure, policies, and guardrails, including centrally managed services, it is designed to help organisations quickly set up a secure and scalable environment with a consistent set of AWS best practices.  

Leveraging industry-leading infrastructure as code tool Terraform, SoftwareOne’s Landing Zone for AWS gets clients up and running from a zero footprint to AWS workload deployment within days. It also helps clients improve the operational efficiency of their AWS environments with SoftwareOne’s ongoing management and expertise in implementing patching and updates. 

“Our cloud journey involves migrating and modernising complicated and legacy workloads with stringent timelines, and we need a partner who is agile, understands such complex environments and can work closely with our internal team,” said Daniel Anand, Head of Technology Infrastructure and Architecture, Sun Life Malaysia. “SoftwareOne is helping us implement best-in-class solutions tailored to our needs, ensuring a seamless transition to the cloud while maintaining compliance with us in building the detailed business case for board approval and aligning with Sun Life global cloud framework and compliance.” 

“The launch of the regional SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre demonstrates SoftwareOne’s continued dedication to empowering digital transformation globally,” said Sean Pope, Global Leader, SoftwareOne Centre of Excellence for AWS. “This Centre will be a cornerstone in our global portfolio development, enhancing our ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions and support to businesses in SEA. The innovations and best practices we establish here will also be pillars upon which to build, benefitting other regions by enhancing our global AWS service offerings.” 

For more information about the SoftwareOne Cloud Competency Centre in SEA and its support of digital transformation initiatives, please visit www.softwareone.com. 

About SoftwareOne  

SoftwareOne is a leading global software and cloud solutions provider that is redefining how organizations build, buy and manage everything in the cloud. By helping clients to migrate and modernize their workloads and applications – and in parallel, to navigate and optimize the resulting software and cloud changes – SoftwareOne unlocks the value of technology. The company’s ~9,300 employees are driven to deliver a portfolio of 7,500 software brands with sales and delivery capabilities in over 60 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, SoftwareOne is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SWON. Visit us at www.softwareone.com.

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Name That Toon: The Big Jump

Cisco Talos recently discovered a phishing campaign using an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish by an unknown threat actor.

*   Cisco Talos recently discovered a phishing campaign using an open-source phishing toolkit called Gophish by an unknown threat actor.  
*   The campaign involves modular infection chains that are either Maldoc or HTML-based infections and require the victim’s intervention to trigger the infection chain.  
*   Talos discovered an undocumented PowerShell RAT we’re calling PowerRAT,  as one of the payloads and another infamous Remote Access Tool (RAT) DCRAT. 
*   We found a few placeholders for base64 encoded PowerShell scripts in the PowerRAT, indicating that the threat actor is actively developing their tools.  

**Victimology **

Talos assesses with high confidence that the threat actor is targeting Russian-speaking users based on the language used in the Phishing emails, luring contents of Malicious documents, a masqueraded HTML webpage of Vkontake (VK), a popular social media application amongst Russian speakers, especially in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.  

 

 

**Actor uses Gophish to send phishing emails **

Our analysis of the malicious hyperlinks embedded in the phishing emails disclosed to us the attacker-controlled hosting domains disk-yanbex\[.\]ru delivered the Malicious Microsoft Word document, and an HTML file embedded with the malicious JavaScript.   

The domain disk-yanbex\[.\]ru resolves to the IP address 34\[.\]236\[.\]234\[.\]165, an AWS EC2 instance with the fully qualified domain name ec2-34-236-234-165\[.\]compute-1\[.\]amazonaws\[.\]com, during our analysis. We also observed that the same server 34\[.\]236\[.\]234\[.\]165 was reverse resolving to another domain e-connection\[.\]ru, which also delivered malicious JavaScript-embedded HTML files. Our further analysis of the server 34\[.\]236\[.\]234\[.\]165 disclosed to us that the actor hosted the Gophish toolkit on the server running at port number 3333. Gophish is an Open-Source easy-to-deploy phishing toolkit that is developed to conduct security awareness training according to the tool’s developer.  

Attacker hosting Gophish.

Talos analysis of the phishing email sample’s header showed us that the email was first delivered from server 34\[.\]236\[.\]234\[.\]165, indicating that the threat actor is misusing the Gophish framework in this campaign to deliver phishing emails to their targets.   

Sample Phishing email header. 

**Multi-modular Campaign delivers PowerRAT and DCRAT  **

The campaign has two initial attack vectors, one based on malicious Word documents and another based on HTML files containing malicious JavaScript. Upon activation, these would lead to the download and activation of PowerRAT or DCRAT depending on the initial vector. Both the attack chains require user intervention to trigger the infections on the compromised machines. 

**Maldoc-based infection delivers PowerRAT **

When a victim opens the Microsoft Word document and enables the view contents button displayed in the document banner, the malicious VB macro program executes.  

The macro program initially executes a function that decodes or translates specific encoded symbols in the lure contents of the Word document into their corresponding characters from another alphabet in Cyrillic, transforming the lure contents into readable form. 

We spotted a base64 encoded data blob on the third page of the Word document and the actor used the text color the same as that of the document's default background color, hiding them from the victim’s view.  

To identify the hidden encoded data, the macro executes a function that searches for specific strings such as “DigitalRSASignature:” and “CHECKSUM” in the content section of the Word document, and when found, it copies the data following the search strings to an array.  

To decode the base64 encoded data blob, the actor uses a custom function called CheckContent() in the macro. It removes any “=” characters which are the padding characters in the encoded data blob and decodes them into two parts in a byte array. The first part is the contents of a malicious HTML application (HTA) file and the second is a PowerShell loader.  

The macro drops the decoded contents of the malicious HTA file to “UserCache.ini.hta” and the PowerShell loader into “UserCache.ini” in the victim machine's current user profile folder.   

The actor has abused the Windows NT current version autorun registry key called “LOAD”. The registry key “HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LOAD” is used by Windows to automatically launch applications or processes when a user logs into their account. Specifically, this key stores information about programs that are set to load upon user login. It works similarly to other startup mechanisms in Windows (such as the Startup folder or the Run registry keys), but this specific key is less commonly used. The macro after dropping the malicious HTA and the PowerShell loader script in the victim machine user profile folder, it configures the registry key “HKEY\_CURRENT\_USER\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\LOAD” with the value “C:\\Users\\<Username>\\UserCache.ini.hta”. 

Finally, the macro checks if there are any headers in the Word documents and deletes the contents of the headers from all sections of the Word document.  

The malicious HTA “UserCache.ini.hta” is executed through the LOAD registry key when a victim logs into the machine. It drops a JavaScript called “UserCacheHelper.lnk.js” in the victim machine user profile folder and writes a single line code embedding with a PowerShell command to execute the dropped PowerShell Loader masquerading as “UserCache.ini” file. The HTA file executes the JavaScript “UserCacheHelper.lnk.js” using the LOLbin “cscript.exe”. 

Sample of malicious HTA file.

The dropped JavaScript “UserCacheHelper.lnk.js” loads the contents of the “UserCache.ini” and executes it using the Invoke-Expression PowerShell command. The PowerShell Loader script masquerading as the INI file contains base64 encoded data blob of the payload PowerRAT, which decodes and executes in the victim’s machine memory.   

Sample PowerShell Loader script embedded with PowerRAT.

**PowerRAT expands the attack vector for further infections  **

Talos discovered a new PowerShell remote access tool as one of the payloads in this campaign we are calling PowerRAT that executes in the victim’s machine memory. It has the functionality of executing other PowerShell scripts or commands as directed by the C2 server, enabling the attack vector for further infections on the victim machine.   

The PowerRAT that executes in the victim machine memory initially checks if the JavaScript “UserCacheHelper.lnk.js” exists in the user profile folder and if not found, it will reinfect the victim machine by performing the actions of the PowerShell loader script described in the previous section. Then it hides the “UserCache.ini” by modifying the file attributes to “Hidden”. 

The PowerRAT performs reconnaissance on the victim’s machine by executing a function GetID() which collects the username, computer name, and the system driver letter through the PowerShell command Get-CimInstance. It also collects the drive serial number through the win32\_volume class of WMIobject.  The collected data is written to memory in the format <Computername\_Username\_drive serial number>. 

After performing the reconnaissance, the PowerRAT attempts to connect to the C2 server by sending the collected data of the victim’s machine using a hardcoded URL through the HTTP GET method.  The C2 servers identified in this campaign are 94\[.\]103\[.\]85\[.\]47 located in Russia with the ASN 48282 of Hosting Technology LTD and 5\[.\]252\[.\]176\[.\]55 also geographically located in Russia with the ASN 39798 of MivoCloud SRL.  

When there is no response from the C2 server, the PowerRAT has a placeholder function called offlineworker() that has the functionality to decode an embedded base64 encoded string of a PowerShell script and executes it using the Invoke-Expression command. The actor has built this functionality to keep the infection alive in the victim machine even if the victim's environment detects the malicious C2 traffic and blocks the connection. We didn’t see any embedded base64 encoded strings in the PowerRAT sample that we analyzed and is likely a placeholder, indicating that the actor is actively developing and updating their tools.  

The PowerRAT generates a random number between 7 - 23 and pauses its execution for (300 + random number) seconds and re-attempts to connect to the C2 server continuously waiting for a response. During our analysis, the C2 servers were not responding, and still, our further analysis of the PowerRAT showed us that the C2 server will likely respond with an XML configuration file having multiple modules with embedded base64 encoded PowerShell commands or scripts.   

The PowerRAT has the functionality to parse the received XML file and search for the sections called config.  It periodically executes the embedded encoded PowerShell commands or scripts, according to their defined intervals and run limits. The PowerRAT continues to run until all commands or scripts in the config sections are executed the required number of times.   

**HTML-based infection delivers DCRAT **

Talos discovered that the threat actor is also using HTML files embedded with malicious JavaScript in this campaign that are delivered to the victims through the malicious links in the phishing email, leading to the infection of the DCRAT payload.  

When a victim clicks on the malicious link in the phishing email, a remotely located HTML file containing the malicious JavaScript opens in the victim machine’s browser and simultaneously executes the JavaScript. The JavaScript has a base64 encoded data blob of a 7-ZIP archive of a malicious SFXRAR executable. It decodes the embedded base64 encoded data blob into binary data blob with the type “application/octet-stream” in the memory. A download URL for the binary data blob is created using the URL.createObjectURL() method and assigned to a variable in memory. It calls the click() method on the URL of the binary data blob which triggers the download of the binary data to a 7-Zip archive file. The malicious 7-Zip archive masquerades as the VK messenger application archive file in one of the malicious HTML files and another with a Russian name. The actor is using this technique in the JavaScript function to masquerade as the actual download activity of a file over the internet through a browser.  

A victim must inflate the 7-Zip archive manually to run the SFXRAR executable which is masquerading as the legitimate VK application executable which leads to DCRAT infection. The SFX RAR executable is packaged with the malicious loader or dropper executables, batch file, and a decoy document in some samples.  

When a victim runs the SFX executable, the SFX script drops the packaged files into a folder and executes the batch file which runs another password-protected SFXRAR with the hardcoded password “riverdD” and runs the DCRAT.   

In another sample, we observed that the SFXRAR drops the GOLoader and the decoy document Excel spreadsheet in the victim machine user profile applications temporary folder and runs the GOLoader along with opening the decoy document.   

Talos observed an overlap of the technique used by the threat actor in this campaign with an earlier SparkRAT attack reported by Hunt researchers in April 2024, indicating that SparkRAT is another payload in the threat actor’s arsenal. 

**GOLoader downloads and runs the DCRAT **

In DCRAT infection, the SFX script runs a malicious Loader executable and simultaneously opens a decoy document. The malicious loader executable we are calling “GOLoader” is compiled in Golang. It modifies the configuration settings for Microsoft Defender Antivirus, specifically by excluding the root directory “C:\\” and the folder “C:\\Users\\$user\\Desktop” in the victim machine by executing the PowerShell commands.  

powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\\Users\\$user\\Desktop'

powershell -Command Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\\'

After configuring the exclusion paths, the GOLoader downloads the DCRAT binary data stream from a remote location through a hardcoded URL and writes it into a dropped executable with the file name “file.exe” in the desktop folder on the victim’s machine. During our analysis, we found that the remote location URL hardcoded in the GOLoader was pointing to a GitHub repository, which was not accessible. However, we found that the hosted payload binary in the GitHub repository is the Dark Crystal RAT (DCRAT) binary based on open-source intelligence data.   

**Threat actor delivers DCRAT **

The payload Dark Crystal RAT (DCRAT) sample that we analyzed in this campaign is a modular RAT associated with plugins to perform the DLL injection and information stealing tasks.  

Key features of the DCRAT sample of this campaign include: 

*   Provides remote control access to the victim machine to the actor who can execute arbitrary commands, manage files, and monitor user activities.  
*   It has the capability of downloading and executing other files on the victim's machine. 
*   With its stealer plugin modules, the RAT can steal sensitive information including credentials, files, and financial information from the victim's machine.  
*   The RAT can take screenshots and capture the keystrokes on the victim's machine. 
*   We found that the RAT creates multiple copies of its binary masquerading as legitimate Windows executables including csrss.exe, dllhost.exe, taskhostw.exe, and winlogon.exe in the folders such as ProgramData, Pictures, Saved Games, and Windows start menu. It drops the embedded modules in the administrator user desktop folder using random file names and with the “.log” file extension.  

C:\\Users\\admin\\Desktop\\zaHrebVC.log

C:\\Users\\admin\\Desktop\\HQLYdHol.log

C:\\Users\\admin\\Desktop\\qJutJUJW.log

C:\\Users\\Default\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\taskhostw.exe

C:\\ProgramData\\dllhost.exe

C:\\Users\\Default\\Pictures\\csrss.exe

C:\\Users\\Default\\Saved Games\\winlogon.exe

*   It establishes persistence on the victim machine by creating several Windows tasks to run at different intervals or during the Windows login process. 

Task Scheduler Commands

schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Saved Games\\winlogon.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogon" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Saved Games\\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "winlogonw" /sc MINUTE /mo 5 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Saved Games\\winlogon.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Pictures\\csrss.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrss" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Pictures\\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "csrssc" /sc MINUTE /mo 7 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Pictures\\csrss.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Public\\dllhost.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\Public\\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 12 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Public\\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 8 /tr "'C:\\Users\\All Users\\dllhost.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhost" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\All Users\\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "dllhostd" /sc MINUTE /mo 11 /tr "'C:\\Users\\All Users\\dllhost.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 6 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Start Menu\\taskhostw.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostw" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Start Menu\\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "taskhostwt" /sc MINUTE /mo 10 /tr "'C:\\Users\\Default\\Start Menu\\taskhostw.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "filef" /sc MINUTE /mo 13 /tr "'C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\file.exe'" /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "file" /sc ONLOGON /tr "'C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\file.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

schtasks.exe /create /tn "filef" /sc MINUTE /mo 9 /tr "'C:\\Users\\admin\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\file.exe'" /rl HIGHEST /f

*   The RAT communicates to the C2 server through a URL hardcoded in the RAT configuration file as shown in the picture and exfiltrates the sensitive data collected from the victim machine. From other DCRAT samples identified in this campaign, we found another C2 URL “hxxp\[://\]cr87986\[.\]tw1\[.\]ru/L1nc0In\[.\]php”.  

Sample of DCRAT configuration file. 

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Cisco Secure Endpoint (formerly AMP for Endpoints) is ideally suited to prevent the execution of the malware detailed in this post. Try Secure Endpoint for free here. 

Cisco Secure Web Appliance web scanning prevents access to malicious websites and detects malware used in these attacks. 

Cisco Secure Email (formerly Cisco Email Security) can block malicious emails sent by threat actors as part of their campaign. You can try Secure Email for free here. 

Cisco Secure Firewall (formerly Next-Generation Firewall and Firepower NGFW) appliances such as Threat Defense Virtual, Adaptive Security Appliance and Meraki MX can detect malicious activity associated with this threat. 

Cisco Secure Malware Analytics (Threat Grid) identifies malicious binaries and builds protection into all Cisco Secure products. 

Umbrella, Cisco's secure internet gateway (SIG), blocks users from connecting to malicious domains, IPs and URLs, whether users are on or off the corporate network. Sign up for a free trial of Umbrella here. 

Cisco Secure Web Appliance (formerly Web Security Appliance) automatically blocks potentially dangerous sites and tests suspicious sites before users access them. 

Additional protection with context to your specific environment and threat data are available from the Firewall Management Center. 

Cisco Duo provides multi-factor authentication for users to ensure only those authorized are accessing your network. 

Open-source Snort Subscriber Rule Set customers can stay up to date by downloading the latest rule pack available for purchase on Snort.org. Snort SIDs for this threat are 63963 – 63970, 63971 and 301004. 

ClamAV detections are also available for this threat: 

Win.Downloader.RustAgent-10036537-0 

Win.Downloader.RustAgent-10036538-0 

Win.Downloader.RustAgent-10036539-0 

Win.Downloader.GoAgent-10036540-0 

Win.Backdoor.PowershellRAT-10036541-0 

Win.Phishing.VbsAgent-10036542-0 

Win.Phishing.JsAgent-10036543-0 

Win.Loader.PowershellLoader-10036544-0 

Win.Loader.HtaAgent-10036545-0 

Win.Loader.DonutLoader-10036546-0

**IOCs **

IOCs for this research can be found in our GitHub repository here.

Threat actor abuses Gophish to deliver new PowerRAT and DCRAT

These types of "long-lived" credentials pose a risk for users across all major cloud service providers, and must meet their very timely ends, researchers say.

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Almost half of organizations have users with "long-lived" credentials in cloud services, making them more likely to be victimized in a data breach.

Long-lived credentials are authentication tokens or keys in the cloud that remain for a long period of time — sometimes valid and sometimes not — ultimately causing major data breaches where attackers have a lengthy open window to compromise credentials.

In Datadog's 2024 "State of Cloud Security" report, the researchers found that long-lived credentials are a widespread issue across all major cloud services, including Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Entra. Not just that, but many of these are even unused, and often are leaked in source code, where they can open access to images and build logs and application artifacts, never expiring and becoming major security risks. 62% of Google Cloud service accounts, 60% of AWS IAM users, and 46% of Microsoft Entra ID applications have an access key older than one year, the researchers found.

Ultimately, organizations struggle to manage these types of credentials, especially at scale, so the researchers at Datadog recommend that long-lived credentials be avoided altogether in order to mitigate this issue. 

"The findings from the State of Cloud Security 2024 suggest it is unrealistic to expect that long-lived credentials can be securely managed," said Andrew Krug, head of security advocacy at Datadog. "To protect themselves, companies need to secure identities with modern authentication mechanisms, leverage short-lived credentials and actively monitor changes to APIs that attackers commonly use."

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Unmanaged Cloud Credentials Pose Risk to Half of Orgs

Hackers impersonate ESET in phishing attacks targeting Israeli organizations. Malicious emails, claiming to be from ESET, deliver wiper…

Hackers impersonate ESET in phishing attacks targeting Israeli organizations. Malicious emails, claiming to be from ESET, deliver wiper malware. Security researcher Kevin Beaumont exposes the attack. ESET denies direct compromise and points to partner involvement.

In a recent cyberattack, hackers targeted Israeli organizations by impersonating the cybersecurity firm ESET. The attackers sent phishing emails impersonating Slovak-based ESET, warning recipients of state-backed hackers targeting their devices.

The emails included a link to download a non-existent “ESET Unleashed program” that claimed to counter the attack. Clicking the link downloaded a ZIP file containing **wiper malware**, designed to wipe data from the infected device.

Security researcher Kevin Beaumont raised the alarm noting that the hackers had successfully breached ESET’s defences and were hosting malicious files on their servers. The emails were flagged as dangerous by Google, but many recipients may have fallen victim to the deception. 

The email, styled as ESET Advanced Threat Defense Team, and the downloads, styled as ESET Unleashed, contain various ESET DLLs and a file called setup.exe and call out to a legitimate org in Israel-www.oref.org.il. If a victim opened the ZIP file and ran the malware, it would proceed to delete files and data from their device. However, the malware required a physical PC and time to activate its destructive capabilities.

“ESET Israel definitely got compromised, this thing is fake ransomware that talks to an Israeli news org server for whatever reason,” Beaumont wrote in his **blog post**.

ESET responded to the incident by acknowledging that a security incident had occurred at their partner company in Israel, Comsecure, denying that their own infrastructure had been compromised. The official **statement** from ESET on X (Twitter) read:

_“We are aware of a security incident which affected our partner company in Israel last week. Based on our initial investigation, a limited malicious email campaign was blocked within ten minutes. ESET technology is blocking the threat and our customers are secure. ESET was not compromised and is working closely with its partner to further investigate and we continue to monitor the situation.”_

The phishing campaign specifically targeted cybersecurity personnel within Israeli organizations, suggesting that the attackers were aiming to disrupt the country’s digital defences. The emails were sent on October 8th, the day after the anniversary of Hamas’ and other Palestinian militant groups’ armed incursions into Israel. A user on the **ESET Security Forum** quickly noticed the suspicious email and reported it.

The attackers gained access to Comsecure’s infrastructure likely through a security vulnerability or social engineering techniques. They then crafted carefully designed phishing emails that closely resembled ESET’s official style and branding.

The specific threat actor behind the campaign remains unclear. However, the tactics used are similar to those employed by the **pro-Palestine group Handala**, which recently **targeted** Israeli organizations with wiper malware and other cyberattacks. Cybersecurity firm Trellix has described Handala’s attacks as sophisticated and suggested possible links to Iran.

The ESET impersonation campaign is now blocked but it highlights the ongoing threat of phishing attacks and raises concerns about the security of ESET’s partner infrastructure and the potential for future attacks. To prevent similar attacks, organizations should prioritize verifying the authenticity of messages and implement advanced security measures.

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Hackers Use Fake ESET Emails to Target Israeli Firms with Wiper Malware

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. AnonSudan), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens of hospitals, news websites and cloud providers. One of the brothers is facing life in prison for allegedly seeking to kill people with his attacks.

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running **Anonymous Sudan** (a.k.a. **AnonSudan**), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens of hospitals, news websites and cloud providers. The younger brother is facing charges that could land him life in prison for allegedly seeking to kill people with his attacks.

Image: FBI

Active since at least January 2023, AnonSudan has been described in media reports as a “hacktivist” group motivated by ideological causes. But in a criminal complaint, the FBI said those high-profile cyberattacks were effectively commercials for the hackers’ DDoS-for-hire service, which they sold to paying customers for as little as $150 a day — with up to 100 attacks allowed per day — or $700 for an entire week.

The complaint says despite reports suggesting Anonymous Sudan might be state-sponsored Russian actors pretending to be Sudanese hackers with Islamist motivations, AnonSudan was led by two brothers in Sudan — **Ahmed Salah Yousif** **Omer**, 22, and **Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer**, 27.

AnonSudan claimed credit for successful DDoS attacks on numerous U.S. companies, causing a multi-day outage for Microsoft’s cloud services in June 2023. The group hit **PayPal** the following month, followed by **Twitter/X** (Aug. 2023), and **OpenAI** (Nov. 2023). An indictment in the Central District of California notes the duo even swamped the websites of the **FBI** and the **Department of State**.

Prosecutors say Anonymous Sudan offered a “Limited Internet Shutdown Package,” which would enable customers to shut down internet service providers in specified countries for $500 (USD) an hour. The two men also allegedly extorted some of their victims for money in exchange for calling off DDoS attacks.

The government isn’t saying where the Omer brothers are being held, only that they were arrested in March 2024 and have been in custody since. A statement by the **U.S. Department of Justice** says the government also seized control of AnonSudan’s DDoS infrastructure and servers after the two were arrested in March.

AnonSudan accepted orders over the instant messaging service **Telegram**, and marketed its DDoS service by several names, including “**Skynet**,” “**InfraShutdown**,” and the “**Godzilla botnet**.” However, the DDoS machine the Omer brothers allegedly built was not made up of hacked devices — as is typical with DDoS botnets.

Instead, the government alleges Skynet was more like a “distributed cloud attack tool,” with a command and control (C2) server, and an entire fleet of cloud-based servers that forwards C2 instructions to an array of open proxy resolvers run by unaffiliated third parties, which then transmit the DDoS attack data to the victims.

**Amazon** was among many companies credited with helping the government in the investigation, and said AnonSudan launched its attacks by finding hosting companies that would rent them small armies of servers.

“Where their potential impact becomes really significant is when they then acquire access to thousands of other machines — typically misconfigured web servers — through which almost anyone can funnel attack traffic,” Amazon explained in a blog post. “This extra layer of machines usually hides the true source of an attack from the targets.”

The security firm **CrowdStrike** said the success of AnonSudan’s DDoS attacks stemmed from a combination of factors, including sophisticated techniques for bypassing DDoS mitigation services. Also, AnonSudan typically launched so-called “Layer 7” attacks that sought to overwhelm targeted “API endpoints” — the back end systems responsible for handling website requests — with bogus requests for data, leaving the target unable to serve legitimate visitors.

The Omer brothers were both charged with one count of conspiracy to damage protected computers. The younger brother — Ahmed Salah — was also charged with three counts of damaging protected computers.

A passport for Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer. Image: FBI.

If extradited to the United States, tried and convicted in a court of law, the older brother Alaa Salah would be facing a maximum of five years in prison. But prosecutors say Ahmed Salah could face life in prison for allegedly launching attacks that sought to kill people.

As Hamas fighters broke through the border fence and attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, a wave of rockets was launched into Israel. At the same time, AnonSudan announced it was attacking the APIs that power Israel’s widely-used “red alert” mobile apps that warn residents about any incoming rocket attacks in their area.

In February 2024, AnonSudan launched a digital assault on the **Cedars-Sinai Hospital** in the Los Angeles area, an attack that caused emergency services and patients to be temporarily redirected to different hospitals.

The complaint alleges that in September 2023, AnonSudan began a week-long DDoS attack against the Internet infrastructure of Kenya, knocking offline government services, banks, universities and at least seven hospitals.

Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown

Ubuntu Security Notice 7073-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

    ==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-1October 16, 2024linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-gcp,linux-gcp-5.4, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4,linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4,linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS- Ubuntu 18.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux: Linux kernel- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-bluefield: Linux kernel for NVIDIA BlueField platforms- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors- linux-aws-5.4: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp-5.4: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-hwe-5.4: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel- linux-ibm-5.4: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-oracle-5.4: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi-5.4: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systemsDetails:Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:  - Watchdog drivers;  - Netfilter;  - Memory management;  - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016, CVE-2024-26960)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS  linux-image-5.4.0-1053-xilinx-zynqmp  5.4.0-1053.57  linux-image-5.4.0-1081-ibm      5.4.0-1081.86  linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield  5.4.0-1094.101  linux-image-5.4.0-1101-gkeop    5.4.0-1101.105  linux-image-5.4.0-1118-raspi    5.4.0-1118.130  linux-image-5.4.0-1122-kvm      5.4.0-1122.130  linux-image-5.4.0-1133-oracle   5.4.0-1133.142  linux-image-5.4.0-1134-aws      5.4.0-1134.144  linux-image-5.4.0-1138-gcp      5.4.0-1138.147  linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic   5.4.0-198.218  linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic-lpae  5.4.0-198.218  linux-image-5.4.0-198-lowlatency  5.4.0-198.218  linux-image-aws-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1134.131  linux-image-bluefield           5.4.0.1094.90  linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1138.140  linux-image-generic             5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-generic-lpae        5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-gkeop               5.4.0.1101.99  linux-image-gkeop-5.4           5.4.0.1101.99  linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04       5.4.0.1081.110  linux-image-kvm                 5.4.0.1122.118  linux-image-lowlatency          5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04    5.4.0.1133.126  linux-image-raspi               5.4.0.1118.148  linux-image-raspi2              5.4.0.1118.148  linux-image-virtual             5.4.0.198.196  linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp       5.4.0.1053.53Ubuntu 18.04 LTS  linux-image-5.4.0-1081-ibm      5.4.0-1081.86~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-1118-raspi    5.4.0-1118.130~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-1133-oracle   5.4.0-1133.142~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-1134-aws      5.4.0-1134.144~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-1138-gcp      5.4.0-1138.147~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-198-generic   5.4.0-198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-5.4.0-198-lowlatency  5.4.0-198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-aws                 5.4.0.1134.144~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-gcp                 5.4.0.1138.147~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-ibm                 5.4.0.1081.86~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-oem                 5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-oem-osp1            5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-oracle              5.4.0.1133.142~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04     5.4.0.1118.130~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04  5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro  linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04   5.4.0.198.218~18.04.1                                  Available with Ubuntu ProAfter a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes.ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen given a new version number, which requires you to recompile andreinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically performthis as well.References:  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7073-1  CVE-2024-26960, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016Package Information:  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.4.0-198.218  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.4.0-1134.144  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-bluefield/5.4.0-1094.101  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.4.0-1138.147  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.4.0-1101.105  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.4.0-1081.86  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.4.0-1122.130  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.4.0-1133.142  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.4.0-1118.130  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.4.0-1053.57

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7073-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 7072-1 - Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.

    ==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7072-1October 16, 2024linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gkeop,linux-gkeop-5.15, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15,linux-intel-iotg, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency,linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15,linux-raspi, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.Software Description:- linux: Linux kernel- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-gkeop: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-intel-iotg: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms- linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems- linux-xilinx-zynqmp: Linux kernel for Xilinx ZynqMP processors- linux-aws-5.15: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-gkeop-5.15: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems- linux-hwe-5.15: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel- linux-ibm-5.15: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-intel-iotg-5.15: Linux kernel for Intel IoT platforms- linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15: Linux low latency kernel- linux-oracle-5.15: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systemsDetails:Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel.An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system.This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:  - Watchdog drivers;  - Netfilter;  - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-45016)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS  linux-image-5.15.0-1037-xilinx-zynqmp  5.15.0-1037.41  linux-image-5.15.0-1054-gkeop   5.15.0-1054.61  linux-image-5.15.0-1064-ibm     5.15.0-1064.67  linux-image-5.15.0-1064-raspi   5.15.0-1064.67  linux-image-5.15.0-1066-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1066.72  linux-image-5.15.0-1066-nvidia  5.15.0-1066.67  linux-image-5.15.0-1066-nvidia-lowlatency  5.15.0-1066.67  linux-image-5.15.0-1068-kvm     5.15.0-1068.73  linux-image-5.15.0-1069-oracle  5.15.0-1069.75  linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gcp     5.15.0-1070.78  linux-image-5.15.0-1071-aws     5.15.0-1071.77  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic  5.15.0-124.134  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic-64k  5.15.0-124.134  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic-lpae  5.15.0-124.134  linux-image-5.15.0-124-lowlatency  5.15.0-124.134  linux-image-5.15.0-124-lowlatency-64k  5.15.0-124.134  linux-image-aws-lts-22.04       5.15.0.1071.71  linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04       5.15.0.1070.66  linux-image-generic             5.15.0.124.124  linux-image-generic-64k         5.15.0.124.124  linux-image-generic-lpae        5.15.0.124.124  linux-image-gkeop               5.15.0.1054.53  linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1054.53  linux-image-ibm                 5.15.0.1064.60  linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1066.66  linux-image-kvm                 5.15.0.1068.64  linux-image-lowlatency          5.15.0.124.112  linux-image-lowlatency-64k      5.15.0.124.112  linux-image-nvidia              5.15.0.1066.66  linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency   5.15.0.1066.66  linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04    5.15.0.1069.65  linux-image-raspi               5.15.0.1064.62  linux-image-raspi-nolpae        5.15.0.1064.62  linux-image-virtual             5.15.0.124.124  linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp       5.15.0.1037.41Ubuntu 20.04 LTS  linux-image-5.15.0-1054-gkeop   5.15.0-1054.61~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-1064-ibm     5.15.0-1064.67~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-1066-intel-iotg  5.15.0-1066.72~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-1069-oracle  5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-1070-gcp     5.15.0-1070.78~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-1071-aws     5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic  5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic-64k  5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-124-generic-lpae  5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-124-lowlatency  5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-5.15.0-124-lowlatency-64k  5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-aws                 5.15.0.1071.77~20.04.1  linux-image-gcp                 5.15.0.1070.78~20.04.1  linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04   5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-gkeop-5.15          5.15.0.1054.61~20.04.1  linux-image-ibm                 5.15.0.1064.67~20.04.1  linux-image-intel               5.15.0.1066.72~20.04.1  linux-image-intel-iotg          5.15.0.1066.72~20.04.1  linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04  5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-oem-20.04           5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-oem-20.04b          5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-oem-20.04c          5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-oem-20.04d          5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1  linux-image-oracle              5.15.0.1069.75~20.04.1  linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04   5.15.0.124.134~20.04.1After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes.ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen given a new version number, which requires you to recompile andreinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically performthis as well.References:  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7072-1  CVE-2024-27397, CVE-2024-38630, CVE-2024-45016Package Information:  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/5.15.0-124.134  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/5.15.0-1071.77  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/5.15.0-1070.78  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop/5.15.0-1054.61  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/5.15.0-1064.67  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg/5.15.0-1066.72  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/5.15.0-1068.73  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/5.15.0-124.134  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/5.15.0-1066.67  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/5.15.0-1069.75  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/5.15.0-1064.67  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-xilinx-zynqmp/5.15.0-1037.41  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-5.15/5.15.0-1071.77~20.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-5.15/5.15.0-1070.78~20.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gkeop-5.15/5.15.0-1054.61~20.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm-5.15/5.15.0-1064.67~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-intel-iotg-5.15/5.15.0-1066.72~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15/5.15.0-124.134~20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-5.15/5.15.0-1069.75~20.04.1

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7072-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 7071-1 - A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.

    ==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7071-1October 16, 2024linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-hwe-6.8,linux-ibm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia,linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, linux-oem-6.8, linux-oracle,linux-oracle-6.8, linux-raspi vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS- Ubuntu 22.04 LTSSummary:The system could be compromised under certain conditions.Software Description:- linux: Linux kernel- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-ibm: Linux kernel for IBM cloud systems- linux-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel- linux-nvidia: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems- linux-nvidia-lowlatency: Linux low latency kernel for NVIDIA systems- linux-oem-6.8: Linux kernel for OEM systems- linux-oracle: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems- linux-raspi: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi systems- linux-aws-6.8: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems- linux-gcp-6.8: Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems- linux-hwe-6.8: Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8: Linux low latency kernel- linux-nvidia-6.8: Linux kernel for NVIDIA systems- linux-oracle-6.8: Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systemsDetails:A security issue was discovered in the Linux kernel.An attacker could possibly use this to compromise the system.This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:  - Network traffic control;(CVE-2024-45016)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 24.04 LTS  linux-image-6.8.0-1013-raspi    6.8.0-1013.14  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm      6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oem      6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle   6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k  6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia   6.8.0-1015.16  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k  6.8.0-1015.16  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency  6.8.0-1015.16.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-1015.16.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp      6.8.0-1016.18  linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws      6.8.0-1017.18  linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic    6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k  6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency  6.8.0-47.47.1  linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-47.47.1  linux-image-aws                 6.8.0-1017.18  linux-image-gcp                 6.8.0-1016.18  linux-image-generic             6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-generic-64k         6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04  6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-generic-lpae        6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-ibm                 6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-ibm-classic         6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04       6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-kvm                 6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-lowlatency          6.8.0-47.47.1  linux-image-lowlatency-64k      6.8.0-47.47.1  linux-image-nvidia              6.8.0-1015.16  linux-image-nvidia-64k          6.8.0-1015.16  linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency   6.8.0-1015.16.1  linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-1015.16.1  linux-image-oem-24.04           6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-oem-24.04a          6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-oracle              6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-oracle-64k          6.8.0-1014.14  linux-image-raspi               6.8.0-1013.14  linux-image-virtual             6.8.0-47.47  linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04   6.8.0-47.47Ubuntu 22.04 LTS  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle   6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1014-oracle-64k  6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia   6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1015-nvidia-64k  6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp      6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-1017-aws      6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic    6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-47-generic-64k  6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1  linux-image-6.8.0-47-lowlatency-64k  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1  linux-image-aws                 6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1  linux-image-gcp                 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1  linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04   6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1  linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04  6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1  linux-image-nvidia-6.8          6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1  linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8      6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1  linux-image-oem-22.04           6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-oem-22.04a          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-oem-22.04b          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-oem-22.04c          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-oem-22.04d          6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1  linux-image-oracle              6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1  linux-image-oracle-64k          6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1  linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04   6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes.ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen given a new version number, which requires you to recompile andreinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically performthis as well.References:  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7071-1  CVE-2024-45016Package Information:  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/6.8.0-47.47  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/6.8.0-1017.18  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp/6.8.0-1016.18  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ibm/6.8.0-1014.14  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/6.8.0-47.47.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia/6.8.0-1015.16  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-lowlatency/6.8.0-1015.16.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oem-6.8/6.8.0-1014.14  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle/6.8.0-1014.14  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/6.8.0-1013.14  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws-6.8/6.8.0-1017.18~22.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gcp-6.8/6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-hwe-6.8/6.8.0-47.47~22.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8/6.8.0-47.47.1~22.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-nvidia-6.8/6.8.0-1015.16~22.04.1  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-oracle-6.8/6.8.0-1014.14~22.04.1

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