Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, December 4, 2023
Four highlights from this week: How to Make Your Web Searches More Secure and Private; OpenAI’s Custom Chatbots Are Leaking Their Secrets; Inside the Operation to Bring Down Trump’s #TruthSocial and Hamas-Linked Group Revives #sysjoker malware Malware, Leverages OneDrive.
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Good day everyone, I hope all is well!
The Check Point Software Technologies Ltd research team took an in-depth look at the #SYSJOKER backdoor and discovered multiple variants as well. Sysjoker is written in Rust and has been used in cyber attacks against Israeli organizations during the Israeli-Hamas war. It also has been designed to target #Windows, #Linux, and #MacOS. I hope you enjoy the article and Happy Hunting!
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR SPOTLIGHT: SHAKING THE RUST OFF SYSJOKER
https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/israel-hamas-war-spotlight-shaking-the-rust-off-sysjoker/
Notable MITRE ATT&CK TTPs:
TA0002 - Execution
T1059.003 - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
TA0003 - Persistence
T1547.001 - Boot or Logon AutoStart Execution: Registry Run Keys/ Startup Folder
TA0011 - Command and Control
T1102.002 - Web Service: Bidirectional Communication
#CyberSecurity #ITSecurity #InfoSec #ThreatIntel #ThreatHunting #ThreatDetection #HappyHunting #readoftheday
A new version of #SysJoker written in #Rust is being used against #Israel, currently attributed to #Hamas actors https://thehackernews.com/2023/11/hamas-linked-cyberattacks-using-rust.html
The Rust variant of SysJoker reveals further advancements in the cross-platform threat. Notably, it incorporates random sleep intervals during execution stages, likely aiming to evade sandboxes.
#Cybersecurity #Hamas #Backdoor #Israel #SysJoker #Cyberattack
🔭🏴☠️ Avast, ye cyber adventurers! Climb the crow's nest and behold the swirling gale of #SysJoker in our newest blog. Navigate these perilous digital seas with us! ⚡️🌊 #CyberSecurity #CyberPirate #TechPirates [https://cybercorsair.blogspot.com/2023/11/from-crows-nest-beware-swelling-gale-of.html
"In December 2021, we discovered a new multi-platform backdoor that targets Windows, Mac, and Linux that we have named SysJoker."
https://www.intezer.com/blog/malware-analysis/new-backdoor-sysjoker/
🇨🇵 #SysJoker : le #malware indétectable depuis plusieurs mois sur #Windows, #macOS et #Linux
https://www.clubic.com/antivirus-securite-informatique/virus-hacker-piratage/malware-logiciel-malveillant/actualite-404574-sysjoker-le-malware-indetectable-depuis-plusieurs-mois-sur-windows-macos-et-linux.html
🇬🇧 Newly Found #Sysjoker #Backdoor Targets #Windows, #Linux, and #Mac #Devices
https://cyware.com/news/newly-found-sysjoker-backdoor-targets-windows-linux-and-mac-devices-82f3e089/?&web_view=true
New SysJoker backdoor targets Windows, macOS, and Linux, providing advanced backdoor capabilities
https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/joker-card-air.jpg A new multi-platform backdoor malware named ‘SysJoker’ has emerged in the wild, targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS with the ability to evade detection on all three operating systems. The malware is written in C++, and […]
https://gadgeteer.co.za/new-sysjoker-backdoor-targets-windows-macos-and-linux-providing-advanced-backdoor-capabilities/ https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e1004552c980174b4c03627b9dd194c1499
New SysJoker backdoor targets Windows, macOS, and Linux, providing advanced backdoor capabilities https://hub.vilarejo.pro.br/item/36ba89a5-02cf-46b3-9eeb-430a862aa954
This new #malware wants to create #backdoors and targets #Windows, #Linux and #macOS. Researchers uncovered #SysJoker when investigating another #cyberattack - and warn that it's likely the work of an advanced #hacking operation with the aim of #espionage.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-new-malware-wants-to-create-backdoors-into-systems-targets-windows-linux-and-macos/#ftag=RSSbaffb68
#security #surveillance #trojan
