7 min
Malware
A Bag of RATs: VenomRAT vs. AsyncRAT
Remote access tools (RATs) have long been a favorite tool for cyber attackers, since they enable remote control over compromised systems and facilitate data theft, espionage, and continuous monitoring of victims. Among the well-known RATs are VenomRAT and AsyncRAT.
3 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Wowza Streaming Engine (Fixed)
Rapid7 is disclosing multiple vulnerabilities in Wowza Streaming Engine below v4.9.1. These vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2024-52052, CVE-2024-52053, CVE-2024-52054, CVE-2024-52055, and CVE-2024-52056. They are patched as of Wowza Streaming Engine v4.9.1.
5 min
Malware
LodaRAT: Established Malware, New Victim Patterns
Rapid7 has observed an ongoing malware campaign involving a new version of LodaRAT. This version possesses the ability to steal cookies and passwords from Microsoft Edge and Brave.
7 min
Labs
Ransomware Groups Demystified: CyberVolk Ransomware
As part of our ongoing efforts to monitor emerging cyber threats, we have analyzed the activities of CyberVolk, a politically motivated hacktivist group that transitioned into using ransomware and has been active since June 2024.
2 min
Reports
New Research: The Proliferation of Cellular in IoT
Analysis of Cellular Based Internet of Things (IoT) Technology is a new whitepaper co-authored by Rapid7 principal security researcher Deral Heiland and Thermo Fisher Scientific lead product security researcher Carlota Bindner.
2 min
Research
Defending Against APTs: A Learning Exercise with Kimsuky
The latest research paper coming out of Rapid7 Labs examines the tactics of North Korea’s Kimsuky threat group.
2 min
Research
Rapid7 Releases the 2024 Attack Intelligence Report
Today, during our Take Command Summit, we released our 2024 Attack Intelligence
Report, which pulls in expertise from our researchers, our detection and
response teams, and threat intelligence teams. The result is the clearest
picture yet of the expanding attack surface
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professionals face every day.
Since the end of 2020, we’ve seen a significant increase in zero-day
exploitation, ransomware attacks, and mass compro
7 min
Research
Stories from the SOC Part 2: MSIX Installer Utilizes Telegram Bot to Execute IDAT Loader
In part one of our blog series, we discussed how a Rust based application was used to download and execute the IDAT Loader. In part two of this series, we will be providing analysis of how an MSIX installer led to the download and execution of the IDAT Loader.
2 min
Research
Why The External Attack Surface Matters: An analysis into APAC related threat activities
Considerable focus within the cybersecurity industry has been placed on the attack surface of organizations, giving rise to external attack surface management (EASM) technologies as a means to monitor said surface.
9 min
Research
The Updated APT Playbook: Tales from the Kimsuky threat actor group
Within Rapid7 Labs we continually track and monitor threat groups. As part of this process, we routinely identify evolving tactics from threat groups in what is an unceasing game of cat and mouse.
19 min
Emergent Threat Response
CVE-2024-27198 and CVE-2024-27199: JetBrains TeamCity Multiple Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities (FIXED)
Rapid7’s vulnerability research team identified two new vulnerabilities affecting JetBrains TeamCity CI/CD server: CVE-2024-27198 and CVE-2024-27199, both of which are authentication bypasses.
3 min
Vulnerability Management
High-Risk Vulnerabilities in ConnectWise ScreenConnect
On February 19, 2024 ConnectWise disclosed two vulnerabilities in their ScreenConnect remote access software. Both vulnerabilities affect ScreenConnect 23.9.7 and earlier.
7 min
Incident Response
RCE to Sliver: IR Tales from the Field
Rapid7 Incident Response was engaged to investigate an incident involving unauthorized access to two publicly-facing Confluence servers that were the source of multiple malware executions.
2 min
Emergent Threat Response
Critical Fortinet FortiOS CVE-2024-21762 Exploited
CVE-2024-21762 is a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Fortinet's FortiOS operating system that is known to have been exploited in the wild. Fortinet SSL VPN vulnerabilities are frequent targets for state-sponsored and other motivated adversaries.
14 min
Ransomware
Exploring the (Not So) Secret Code of Black Hunt Ransomware
In this analysis we examined the BlackHunt sample shared on X (formerly Twitter). During our analysis we found notable similarities between BlackHunt ransomware and LockBit, which suggested that it uses leaked code of Lockbit. In addition, it uses some techniques similar to REvil ransomware.