IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly

In the final issue of 2015, the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly shifts the focus to our in-house experts at IBM Security Services. With its extensive global reach and experience addressing cyber security concerns and incidents affecting clients across a broad range of industries, IBM’s Security Services team is uniquely positioned to garner insights and identify common threads. These threads are woven together to form a picture of current security trends, techniques and tools used by cybercriminals, as well as reoccurring gaps in our clients’ security postures.

Read this issue of the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly to learn more from the security research experts at IBM X-Force about how to protect your network.

The top four trends our experts saw this year include “onion-layered” attacks where unsophisticated attacks are inadvertently drawing attention away from stealthier infiltrations.
As security incidents and breaches continue to make headlines, executives in the boardroom are asking more questions about security policies. Learn how you can help better prepare your organization through regularly maintained security procedures and response plans.
Focusing on security fundamentals can strengthen your security posture.
A defense-in-depth strategy provides a roadmap to help identify advanced attacks using indicators of compromise, helping any organization reduce the risks we see today and expect tomorrow.

Download the complete IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Quarterly – 4Q 2015

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Strela Stealer: Today’s invoice is tomorrow’s phish

12 min read - As of November 2024, IBM X-Force has tracked ongoing Hive0145 campaigns delivering Strela Stealer malware to victims throughout Europe - primarily Spain, Germany and Ukraine. The phishing emails used in these campaigns are real invoice notifications, which have been stolen through previously exfiltrated email credentials. Strela Stealer is designed to extract user credentials stored in Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird. During the past 18 months, the group tested various techniques to enhance its operation's effectiveness. Hive0145 is likely to be…

Hive0147 serving juicy Picanha with a side of Mekotio

17 min read - IBM X-Force tracks multiple threat actors operating within the flourishing Latin American (LATAM) threat landscape. X-Force has observed Hive0147 to be one of the most active threat groups operating in the region, targeting employee inboxes at scale, with a primary focus on phishing and malware distribution. After a 3-month break, Hive0147 returned in July with even larger campaign volumes, and the debut of a new malicious downloader X-Force named "Picanha,” likely under continued development, deploying the Mekotio banking trojan. Hive0147…

FYSA – Critical RCE Flaw in GNU-Linux Systems

2 min read - Summary The first of a series of blog posts has been published detailing a vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS), which purportedly allows attackers to gain remote access to UNIX-based systems. The vulnerability, which affects various UNIX-based operating systems, can be exploited by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the CUPS service. Threat Topography Threat Type: Remote code execution vulnerability in CUPS service Industries Impacted: UNIX-based systems across various industries, including but not limited to, finance, healthcare,…

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