Npav Lab

TA415 (APT41) uses Google Sheets, Calendar, and VS Code Remote Tunnels for stealthy C2 in spearphishing attacks targeting U.S. policy entities on trade/sanctions. From July-August 2025, WhirlCoil loader evades detection; evolve defenses with cloud anomaly monitoring.

CISA details threat actors exploiting CVE-2024-36401 in GeoServer for initial access to a U.S. federal network on July 11, 2024, using webshells, dirtycow escalation, and lateral movement—undetected until July 31. Key lessons: Immediate KEV patching, enhanced IR plans, and continuous EDR monitoring.

Average breakout time drops to 18 minutes (June-August 2025, per ReliaQuest), fueled by automation and Oyster malware's abuse of rundll32.exe for DLL loading via scheduled tasks. Learn about Gamarue USB attacks, AI-driven malvertising, and defenses like behavioral monitoring.

The npm package "fezbox" (alias janedu) disguises as a JS/TS utility library but hides credential-stealing code in a Cloudinary QR image. Discovered by Socket Threat Research, it uses reversed strings and obfuscation to evade detection—learn risks and defenses like CI/CD scanning and zero-trust dependencies.

Malicious fake online speedtest tools, uncovered September 21, 2025, use obfuscated JavaScript, Node.js, and Inno Setup to exfiltrate system data to C2 servers like cloud.appusagestats[.]com. Learn about XOR-encoded commands, execution risks, and key mitigations like EDR and app whitelisting.

Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty faces cyber scam call impersonating Telecom Ministry, alleging obscene video misuse and Aadhaar linking threats. FIR under IT Act filed in Bengaluru; police trace fraudster amid rising "digital arrest" tactics targeting high-profile figures.

Iranian threat group Nimbus Manticore (UNC1549) targets job seekers with phishing via fake recruitment sites mimicking Boeing and Airbus, delivering evasive malware like MiniJunk and MiniBrowse. Explore tactics, expansion to Western Europe, and essential mitigations for defense and telecom sectors.

Attackers abuse Oracle Database Scheduler's External Jobs via extjobo.exe to execute commands, tunnel RDP with Ngrok, escalate privileges, and deploy ransomware. Learn about the breach tactics, cleanup methods, and key mitigations to secure database environments.

Kawa4096 ransomware, active since June 2025, attacks multinational firms using double extortion by stealing data before encryption and threatening public leaks. It employs partial encryption and deletes shadow copies to prevent recovery.

SentinelLABS uncovers MalTerminal, an early LLM-enabled malware using OpenAI's GPT-4 to dynamically create ransomware or reverse shells at runtime, evading detection and marking a new era in AI-driven cyber threats.