Compromised Email Accounts
Reporting Period: September 24, 2018
Action recommendation: Users should immediately place each of these email accounts in a block status in intrusion prevention systems.

TLP AMBER ANNOUNCEMENT:
A known Nigerian keylogger and threat actor was observed was observed on 27 February 2017 sending a phishing email with a United States, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and U.S. Embassy lure. The phishing email referenced recent immigration executive orders by President Trump. The email attempted to lure the target into sending the threat actor a copy of his passport presumably to be used as part of the threat actor’s fraudulent activities. Fraudulent use of any legitimate passport can result in financial fraud, terrorist activity, and a whole host of other illegal activities.
Gear Informer is the successor to the iSpy Keylogger, which was developed as a replacement for the Hawkeye keylogger. This family of keyloggers is one of the most prevalent in Wapack Labs collections. Daily Show threat actors were quick to adopt it to their maritime shipping campaigns and provided Wapack Labs with our first observed sample...READ MORE
On 21 December 2016 the developer of iSpy Keylogger, the successor to Hawkeye Keylogger, rebranded the malware as Gear Informer. At the same time, the developer changed his persona. Current users of iSpy Keylogger were given until 31 January 2017 to update their clients before it was shut down.
On 24 January 2017, Wapack Labs began collecting keylogger data associated with a threat actor's email address. All of the collected data that was associated with the threat actor indicated that the keylogging campaign has not yet become operational. Metadata contained within the keylogger output indicated the threat actor is located in Western Russia. A screenshot of the threat actor, installing a cracked copy of a popular keylogger program, indicates it was obtained from a Russian underground forum. The actor makes white-supremacist references, but it is unknown if the references are indicative of the threat actor’s motivations or intended to mislead/insult malware researchers...READ MORE
On 24 January 2017, Wapack Labs began collecting keylogger data associated with a threat actor's email address. All of the collected data that was associated with the threat actor indicated that the keylogging campaign has not yet become operational. Metadata contained within the keylogger output indicated the threat actor is located in Western Russia. A screenshot of the threat actor, installing a cracked copy of a popular keylogger program, indicates it was obtained from a Russian underground forum. The actor makes white-supremacist references, but it is unknown if the references are indicative of the threat actor’s motivations or intended to mislead/insult malware researchers.
Wapack Labs assesses, with moderate confidence, that Olympic Vision products will continue to be sought after as a one-stop-shop for cyber criminals. The remote access keylogger known as Olympic Vision (formerly Codelux) makes it an attractive option for budget minded hackers. Olympic Vision possesses a weakness that pertains to the internal licensing requiring the hacker to maintain payment on the keylogger’s subscription license. Malware authors often use custom crypters like Olympic Crypter to prevent detection by Anti-Virus solutions. Olympic Vision's keyloggers and crypters are available for low rates in one place...READ MORE