On Dec. 9, 2021, a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache log4j 2 was identified, (Dubbed “Log4Shell” by researchers), affecting massive amounts of servers all over the world. As this vulnerability gains high traction worldwide, it’s important to note, that not only internet facing java applications are vulnerable, as user input can traverse to another non-internet facing machines and exploit these as well.

Known to be one of the most useful popular and dangerous threats, Emotet, firstly seen in 2014, is a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), that used to operate as a banking trojan targeting banks in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 2017, Emotet has done a shift into a loader and took parts in campaigns, setting up for Trickbot delivery, deployment of ransomware such as Conti and Ryuk, and other malwares such as QuakBot, Azorult, SilentNight and more.

True Login phishing kits are continuously being developed by threat actors to improve their TTPs in luring victims. By using true login kits, the phishing operators have a higher chance of making potential victims believe they are logging into the real website. True login kit developers are abusing publicly available APIs of the banking company to be able to query login information to be shown to potential victims, in turn luring the victim even further into the operations.

During the past month, the following notable high-severity vulnerabilities have been observed. It is recommended that those using affected products take immediate action to assess their exposure and patch and/or remediate as necessary.

Previously used the Thumbler and Faceit gaming platforms to access dynamic configuration from threat actors, new campaigns of Vidar Stealer's more recent versions suggesting a new venue where Vidar receives dynamic configurations and dropzone information for downloading and uploading files.