AttackIQ Blog

    Emulating the Opportunistic and Lightweight Lumma Stealer

    October 15, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that addresses the numerous post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the subscription-based information stealer known as Lumma Stealer.
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    Emulating the Surging Hadooken Malware

    October 3, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by the Hadooken malware during intrusions that abused misconfigurations and critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities on public-facing Oracle Weblogic Servers.
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    Emulating the Petrifying Medusa Ransomware

    September 19, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Medusa ransomware since the beginning of its activities in June 2021. Medusa is predominantly propagated through the exploitation of vulnerable services, such as public-facing assets or applications with known unpatched vulnerabilities, and the hijacking of legitimate accounts, often using Initial Access Brokers (IABs) for infiltration.
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    Emulating the Persistent and Stealthy Ebury Linux Malware

    September 12, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that seeks to emulate the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) associated with Ebury Linux malware. Despite previous arrests and actions against key perpetrators, Ebury continues to evolve, and its operations remain active.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-249A): Russian Military Cyber Actors Target US and Global Critical Infrastructure

    September 10, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA24-249A) published on September 5, 2024, that assesses cyber actors affiliated with the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155), who are responsible for computer network operations against global targets for the purposes of espionage, sabotage, and reputational harm since at least 2020.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-242A): #StopRansomware: RansomHub Ransomware

    September 5, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA24-207A) published on August 29, 2024, that disseminates known RansomHub ransomware IOCs and TTPs that have been identified through FBI threat response activities and third-party reporting as recently as August 2024.
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    Emulating the Extortionist Mallox Ransomware

    August 30, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Mallox ransomware since the beginning of its activities in June 2021. Mallox primarily gains access to victim networks through dictionary brute-force attacks against unsecured MS-SQL servers.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-241A): Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

    August 29, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA24-241A) published on August 28, 2024. The advisory outlines espionage activity associated with a specific group of Iranian cyber actors that have conducted a high volume of intrusion attempts against US organizations since 2017 and as recently as August 2024
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    Emulating the Sophisticated Chinese Adversary Salt Typhoon

    August 27, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the sabotage-motivated Chinese adversary Salt Typhoon.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-234A): Strengthening Defenses Through Effective Event Logging and Threat Detection

    August 23, 2024
    In response to the recent CISA Advisory (AA24-234A) outlining best practices for event logging and threat detection, AttackIQ, in alignment with CISA’s guidance, strongly encourages organizations to engage in continuous testing against known, real-world adversary behaviors and TTPs through rigorous security control validation.
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    AttackIQ’s New NIST CSF Assessment: A Game-Changer for Cybersecurity

    August 8, 2024
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    Navigating the DORA Landscape with AttackIQ’s Automated Assessment

    August 6, 2024
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