Trellix Insights: Cobalt group returns to Kazakhstan
Last Modified: 2022-08-10 18:35:38 Etc/GMT
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Trellix Insights: Cobalt group returns to Kazakhstan
Technical Articles ID:
KB92411
Last Modified: 2022-08-10 18:35:38 Etc/GMT Environment
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Summary
Description of Campaign Cobalt Group is a financially motivated cybercrime gang active since at least 2016. The group carries out attacks against banks to access the banks' internal networks. Cobalt Group then takes over sensitive components, such as ATM-controlling servers or card-processing systems. Although How to use this article:
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Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign: IMPORTANT: When you implement new rules or signatures, always first set them to Report mode before setting them to Block. Mitigate against triggering false positives when enabling new rules and signatures by always following best practices. For best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules, see: KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices. Endpoint Security - Exploit Prevention: Endpoint Security - Advanced Threat Protection Endpoint Security – Access Protection: winword.exe Subrules: Subrule Type: Files Operations: Create Targets (Include): Process to include: winword.exe File or folder name to block: File actions to prevent: Create Aggressive set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign IMPORTANT: When you implement new rules or signatures, always first set them to Report mode before setting them to Block. Mitigate against triggering false positives when enabling new rules and signatures by always following best practices. For best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules, see: KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices. Virusscan Enterprise – Access Protection Rules: Process to include: File or folder name to block: File actions to prevent: Terminate Endpoint Security – Access Protection: Rule: 1 winword.exe Subrules: Subrule Type: Files Operations: Execute Targets (Include): wmic.exe Affected Products |
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