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The state of cryptojacking in the first three quarters of 2022
In 2022 cryptocurrencies dropped, but cryptojacking (illicit cryptocurrency mining) activity grew. In this report we provide statistics on cryptojacking in 2022.
We want to familiarize the reader with the different stages of ransomware deployment and provide a visual guide to defending against targeted ransomware attacks.
This is our latest summary of advanced persistent threat (APT) activities, focusing on events that we observed during Q3 2022.
In the second part of this report, we discuss improvements made to the LODEINFO backdoor shellcode in 2022.
The first part of this report will provide technical analysis of the new infection methods such as SFX files and DOWNIISSA, a new downloader shellcode used to deploy the LODEINFO backdoor.
In this report we provide technical analysis of the GamePlayerFramework deployed by an APT we call DiceyF, which is targeting online casinos in Southeast Asia.