Trojan operator using colorful and elaborate lures to infect victims

guest · Aug 27, 2020

Trojan operator using colorful and elaborate lures to infect victims
New threat actor uses local languages and logos to infect victims with remote access trojans
August 27, 2020
https://www.techradar.com/news/trojan-operator-using-colorful-and-elaborate-lures-to-infect-victims

Cybercriminals use all kinds of different lures to trick potential victims into falling for their schemes but security researchers at Proofpoint have been tracking a new threat actor that uses localized lures with colorful images to impersonate local banks, law enforcement and shipping services.

The cybersecurity firm has given the new threat actor the designation TA2719 and to date, it has been observed sending low volume campaigns to recipients in Austria, Chile, Greece, Hungary, Italy, North Macedonia, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United States and Uruguay.
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TA2719 typically delivers its malware using malicious attachments but in the early campaigns, it also used URLs linking to malicious files. The threat actor also uses the popular commodity remote access trojans (RATs) NanoCore and then later the AsyncRAT.

In June, Proofpoint's researchers observed that TA2719 had moved away from law enforcement lures and began to use more common bank, shipping and purchase order lures.
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Proofpoint: Threat Actor Profile: TA2719 Uses Colorful Lures to Deliver RATs in Local Languages

While not the most advanced lures we’ve seen, the localization and inclusion of legitimate street addresses and names of real individuals related to the spoofed entities demonstrate this actor’s attention to detail. Though TA2719 does not appear to target any particular industry, they tailor their messages to various geographies and send medium-volume campaigns several times per month.
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