AttackIQ Blog

    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-093A): Fast Flux: A National Security Threat

    April 3, 2025
    AttackIQ recommends that customers take the following testing actions in alignment with the recently published CISA Advisory (AA25-093A) which highlights the ongoing and evolving threat of fast flux techniques. These techniques are increasingly being adopted by a growing number of adversaries, making it critical for organizations to take proactive steps in mitigating this persistent threat.
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    Emulating the Sophisticated Russian Adversary Seashell Blizzard

    April 2, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the sabotage-motivated Russian adversary Seashell Blizzard.
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    Emulating the Sophisticated Chinese Adversary Salt Typhoon

    March 19, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that emulates the various post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the sabotage-motivated Chinese adversary Salt Typhoon.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-071A): #StopRansomware: Medusa Ransomware

    March 13, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA25-071A) published on March 12, 2025, which details new behaviors exhibited by Medusa Ransomware.
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    Emulating the Relentless RansomHub Ransomware

    March 6, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by RansomHub ransomware since its emergence in February 2024. This sophisticated ransomware employs double extortion techniques and shares notable similarities with Knight ransomware.
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    Emulating the Deceptive Akira Ransomware

    February 26, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Akira ransomware since its emergence in March 2023. Akira operators provide victims the option to pay for either file decryption or data deletion rather than being forced to pay for both. Reported ransom demands range from 200,000 USD to over 4 million USD.
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    [CISA AA25-050A] #StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware

    February 20, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph in response to the CISA Advisory (AA25-050A) published on February 19, 2025, which disseminates known Ghost Ransomware Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) identified through FBI investigations as recently as January 2025.
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    Emulating the Financially Motivated Criminal Adversary FIN7 – Part 2

    February 14, 2025
    AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate the behaviors exhibited by the long-standing, financially motivated Russian criminal adversary known as FIN7 based on activities observed between 2022 and 2023.
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    Emulating the Splintered Hunters International Ransomware

    January 27, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Hunters International ransomware since its discovery in October 2023. Technical analysis suggests a realistic possibility that Hunters International may have been deployed by actors linked to the disrupted Hive operation. However, while it bears significant similarities, Hunters International is not a direct rebrand.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA25-022A): Threat Actors Chained Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Cloud Service Applications

    January 24, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA25-022A) published on January 22, 2025, which details the exploitation of vulnerabilities discovered in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances during September 2024.
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    Updated Response to CISA Advisory (AA23-136A): #StopRansomware: BianLian Ransomware Group

    January 16, 2025
    AttackIQ has released an updated attack graph in response to the recently revised CISA Advisory (AA23-136A) that disseminates known BianLian ransomware group Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) and Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) identified through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) investigations.
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    Emulating the Tenacious Ako Ransomware

    January 9, 2025
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by Ako ransomware since its emergence in January 2020. Contrary to many ransomware strains that focus on individual workstations, Ako targets entire networks, maximizing its impact. It is considered a variant of MedusaLocker due to numerous shared traits, including its defensive behavior and its strategic isolation of specific machines for encryption.
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    Emulating the Financially Motivated Criminal Adversary FIN7 – Part 1

    December 12, 2024
    AttackIQ has released two new attack graphs that emulate the behaviors exhibited by the long-standing, financially motivated criminal adversary known as FIN7 during its most recent activities in 2024.
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    Introducing Flex 3.0: Elevating Threat Detection in a Dynamic Landscape

    December 3, 2024
    In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, cyber defense is more crucial than ever. As we introduce Flex 3.0, let’s first look at what drives the need for a stronger, smarter approach to detection. Advanced persistent threats (APTs) and sophisticated attacker tactics are now part of the norm. Modern attackers are faster and more creative, taking mere hours to move from initial compromise to reaching their objectives. Yet, detecting an attacker often takes days—sometimes even months.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-326A): Enhancing Cyber Resilience: Insights from CISA Red Team Assessment of a US Critical Infrastructure Sector Organization

    November 22, 2024
    In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-326A) which highlights the CISA Red Team’s simulation of real-world malicious cyber operations, AttackIQ has provided actionable recommendations to help organizations emulate these attacks. These guidelines enable organizations to emulate tactics and techniques, helping to assess and improve their defenses against similar adversarial behaviors.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-317A): 2023 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

    November 13, 2024
    In response to the recently published CISA Advisory (AA24-317A) that disseminates the top routinely exploited vulnerabilities from 2023, AttackIQ has proposed a multitude of recommendations that customers can take to emulate these prevalent vulnerabilities.
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    Emulating the Destructive WhisperGate Malware

    November 12, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that seeks to emulate the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the destructive WhisperGate malware.
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    Testing Security Controls in the Indo-Pacific: A Critical DoD Imperative

    October 21, 2024
    The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a focal point of geopolitical tension and technological competition.
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    Breaking Down Silos with Human-Assisted Intelligent Agents

    October 18, 2024
    A Preview of Next-Gen Threat-Informed Defense at ATT&CKCon 2024.
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    Response to CISA Advisory (AA24-290A): Iranian Cyber Actors’ Brute Force and Credential Access Activity Compromises Critical Infrastructure Organizations

    October 17, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template in response to the CISA Advisory (AA24-290A), published on October 16, 2024. The advisory highlights that since October 2023, Iranian cyber actors have used password spraying and multifactor authentication (MFA) ‘push bombing’ to compromise user accounts and gain access to organizations across various critical infrastructure sectors.
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    Emulating the Opportunistic and Lightweight Lumma Stealer

    October 15, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new assessment template that addresses the numerous post-compromise Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) associated with the subscription-based information stealer known as Lumma Stealer.
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    Emulating the Surging Hadooken Malware

    October 3, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by the Hadooken malware during intrusions that abused misconfigurations and critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities on public-facing Oracle Weblogic Servers.
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    Emulating the Petrifying Medusa Ransomware

    September 19, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by Medusa ransomware since the beginning of its activities in June 2021. Medusa is predominantly propagated through the exploitation of vulnerable services, such as public-facing assets or applications with known unpatched vulnerabilities, and the hijacking of legitimate accounts, often using Initial Access Brokers (IABs) for infiltration.
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    Emulating the Persistent and Stealthy Ebury Linux Malware

    September 12, 2024
    AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that seeks to emulate the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) associated with Ebury Linux malware. Despite previous arrests and actions against key perpetrators, Ebury continues to evolve, and its operations remain active.
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