Fake Zoom Ends in BlackSuit Ransomware
Key Takeaways The threat actor gained initial access by a fake Zoom installer that used d3f@ckloader and IDAT loader to drop SectopRAT. After nine days of dwell time, the SectopRAT malware dropped …
HijackLoader evolution: abusing genuine signing certificates
Since mid-September 2024, our telemetry has revealed a significant increase in “Lumma Stealer”1 malware deployments via the “HijackLoader”2 malicious loader. On October 2, 2024, HarfangLab EDR detected and blocked yet another HijackLoader deployment attempt – except this time, the malware sample was properly signed with a genuine code-signing certificate. In response, we initiated a hunt for code-signing certificates (ab)used to sign malware samples. We identified and reported more of such certificates. This report briefly presents the associated stealer threat, outlines the methodology for hunting these certificates, and providees indicators of compromise.