Trellix Insights: Credential harvesting campaign targeted the EMEA and APAC regions
Technical Articles ID:
KB95188
Last Modified: 9/5/2022
Last Modified: 9/5/2022
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Trellix Insights: Credential harvesting campaign targeted the EMEA and APAC regions
Technical Articles ID:
KB95188
Last Modified: 9/5/2022 Environment
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SummaryMultiple sectors across the EMEA and APAC regions were targeted with a credential harvesting campaign. The unnamed actor focused on the Ministries of Foreign Affairs as well as entities in finance and technology. The initial infection vector is unknown, but suspected to be phishing links distributed to the victims. Over 50 domains were discovered which mimicked the names of the targeted organizations. Our Threat Research team gathers and analyzes information from multiple open and closed sources before disseminating intelligence reports. This campaign was researched by Cyjax and shared publicly. How to use this article:
Campaign IOC
Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign: IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures. When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration. For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules. Endpoint Security - Advanced Threat Protection: Affected Products |
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