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Introduction：

1、Hacker-for-hire group leverages zero-days, disinformation in Middle East

2、Kaspersky catches hacker-for-hire group using ‘PowerPepper’ malware

Hacker-for-hire group leverages zero-days, disinformation in Middle East ♂

　　An “elusive” hacking-for-hire operation is behind a series of campaigns that exploit unknown software flaws, malicious applications, and disinformation efforts, according to BlackBerry research published Wednesday.

　　The group, named “Bahamut,” is responsible for dozens of malicious applications that have been available in the Google’s Play store and Apple’s iOS marketplace, according to the BlackBerry research. Researchers say they believe Bahamut has used these applications to track surveillance targets, which are primarily located in the Middle East and South Asia, according to the report, which does not name the group’s suspected origins.

　　Bahamut’s targets could offer some clues about its clientele. Bahamut has targeted government entities in the United Arab Emirates, Pakistani military officials, Sikh separatists in India, Indian business executives, and Saudi Arabian diplomats, according to a Reuters investigation. The independent journalism outlet Bellingcat also examined Bahamut’s activities in 2017.

　　BlackBerry’s findings on the mercenary group are a reminder that malicious actors who want to disguise their surveillance operations, including scammers or foreign intelligence agencies, can outsource some of their their work to mercenaries to conceal their involvement, an option that appears increasingly attractive as law enforcement outfits around the world bolster their efforts to identify hackers.

　　Hack-for-hire groups are a growing problem, researchers noted. Citizen Lab, a human rights organization at the University of Toronto, revealed to Reuters that an Indian cybersecurity firm, called BellTroX, had similarly run contract operations against for its clients, which Citizen Lab did not identify.

　　Meanwhile, countries including Morocco, Togo, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, and the United Arab Emirates are alleged to avail themselves of commercially-available hacking tools sold by Israeli-based software surveillance firm NSO Group. The tools monitor dissidents, activists, and journalists, according to security researchers. (NSO Group has consistently denied any wrongdoing.)

　　Bahamut wields its capabilities against targets with a “skill-level well beyond most other known threat actor groups,” the BlackBerry researchers said, making it an attractive option for nation-states and criminals seeking to outsource sensitive hacking or information operations.

　　Overall, Bahamut’s operational security has been “above average,” making attribution difficult, said Eric Milam, BlackBerry’s vice president of research operations.

Kaspersky catches hacker-for-hire group using ‘PowerPepper’ malware ♂

　　The hack-for-hire business is thriving.

　　Following the revelation in November that a new mercenary group had targeted organizations in South Asia, researchers on Thursday outlined how another suspected hack-for-hire shop has used malicious code to try to breach organizations in Europe and the Americas. It’s the latest innovation in a bustling market for buying access to government and corporate networks in a range of industries.

　　The new code, uncovered by analysts at security firm Kaspersky, can be used to remotely take over victim devices, and it interacts with the attackers via a communications-concealing protocol. The group responsible for the malware, known theatrically as DeathStalker, has been around for at least eight years but has only drawn public scrutiny in recent months, according to Kaspersky. And researchers have more digging to do.

　　“PowerPepper,” as the new malware is known, “is already the fourth malware strain affiliated with the actor, and we have discovered a potential fifth strain,” said Kaspersky’s Pierre Delcher. The hacking tool is called PowerPepper because the malicious code is delivered via an image of what appears to be a picture of a fern or peppers, a technique known as steganography. The hacking group used one-off social network accounts and VPN services to cover their tracks, Delcher said.

　　The DeathStalker mercenaries have previously tried to breach law and consultancy firms, Delcher said. But the researchers seem to know much more about the group’s malware than who is behind it. They did not say where the hackers are based or who has enlisted their services.

　　“We could not precisely identify most of the targets we discovered for PowerPepper,” Delcher said in an email. “Some decoy contents that have been leveraged during infections show a possible targeting of industrial organizations in Mexico and Turkey, and organizations in the UK.”

　　The latest maneuverings of DeathStalker follow a report in November from BlackBerry on another hack-for-hire group, dubbed CostaRicto, that was using custom malware to try to break into organizations in Bangladesh, India and several other countries.

　　Whether the intrusion attempts in this case have been successful remains unclear. But the attackers are giving themselves a chance for success by sending spearphishing emails with themes as varied as carbon emission regulations, the coronavirus and travel, depending on the target’s interest.

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