๐ก๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ & ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐
๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐
๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐: ๐ MEDIUM
๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐:
โข Interesting use of Microsoft Outlook features for C2 (FinalDraft)
โข Exploitation of legitimate services for malicious purposes
๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐: Government, Telecommunications, Healthcare
Key Takeaways
๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Investigate for Microsoft Outlook configurations to detect exploitation via the FinalDraft malware, which uses email drafts for command-and-control communications. Weโd reccomend using the information provided by ElasticLabs in their fantastic report.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ:
This stealthy malware can exfiltrate sensitive data and perform lateral movement within networks, posing significant risks to organisations.
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
- https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/finaldraft
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-finaldraft-malware-abuses-outlook-mail-service-for-stealthy-comms/
๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฉ๐๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐๐ก-๐ข๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
This was also in yesterdayโs new but we strongly recommend that you immediately update affected systems to address the high-severity authentication bypass vulnerabilities in PAN-OS and the exploitation of unpatched Cisco devices.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ:
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities has been observed in the wild, posing critical risks to network security.
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: ๐๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
โขย https://cybersecuritynews.com/pan-os-authentication-bypass-exploited/
โขย https://cybersecuritynews.com/salt-typhoon-hackers-exploited-1000-cisco-devices/
๐ต๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Enable the AI-powered Enhanced Protection feature in Google Chrome to provide real-time threat detection, suspicious download scanning, and password compromise alerts.
๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ:
This feature significantly enhances user security by proactively identifying and mitigating threats that may not have been previously recognised.
๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ: In the next month
๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐:
โขย https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-chromes-ai-powered-security-feature-rolls-out-to-everyone/
โขย https://cybersecuritynews.com/google-chrome-ai-powered-security/
