InfoSec News Nuggets 02/01/2023

Researchers Uncover Packer Used by Several Malware to Evade Detection for 6 Years  A shellcode-based packer dubbed TrickGate has been successfully operating without attracting notice for over six years, while enabling threat actors to deploy a wide range of malware such as TrickBot, Emotet, AZORult, Agent Tesla, FormBook, Cerber, Maze, and REvil over the years. "TrickGate managed to stay under the radar for years because it is transformative – it undergoes changes periodically," Check Point Research's Arie Olshtein said, calling it a "master of disguises." Offered as a service to other…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 11/30/2022

Espionage group using USB devices to hack targets in Southeast Asia USB devices are being used to hack targets in Southeast Asia, according to a new report by cybersecurity firm Mandiant. The use of USB devices as an initial access vector is unusual as they require some form of physical access — even if it is provided by an unwitting employee — to the target device. Earlier this year the FBI warned that cybercriminals were…
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