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RedCurl Cybercrime Leveraging Windows PCA

March 6, 2024
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RedCurl Cybercrime Leveraging Windows PCA

RedCurl, a Russian-speaking cybercrime group, has been identified exploiting the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA), a legitimate Microsoft Windows tool, to carry out malicious activities for corporate espionage. With a history dating back to at least 2018, RedCurl has orchestrated cyber espionage attacks targeting entities across various countries, such as Australia, Canada, Germany, Russia, and the U.S. The group employs a multi-stage attack chain involving phishing emails, malicious attachments, software like curl and Impacket, and techniques like abusing PowerShell and PCA to execute unauthorized commands, demonstrating their commitment to evading detection and extracting confidential information. This highlights the persistent threat posed by RedCurl and the evolving nature of cybercrime tactics in compromising network security and stealing sensitive data.

The cybersecurity landscape also reveals the emergence of advanced tactics by other threat actors like the Russian nation-state group Turla, utilizing a new wrapper DLL named Pelmeni to deploy the Kazuar backdoor. Employing deception through the spoofing of legitimate software libraries like SkyTel and vncutil, Pelmeni facilitates the execution of the Kazuar backdoor via DLL side-loading, enabling malicious activities while evading security mechanisms. This development underscores the ongoing challenges faced in defending against cyber threats, as sophisticated actors continue to innovate and adapt their strategies to breach networks, steal valuable data, and undermine cybersecurity efforts globally.

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  • RedCurl Cybercrime Group Abuses Windows PCA Tool for Corporate Espionage

Tags: AustraliaCanadaCyber AlertCyber Alerts 2024Cyber RiskCyber threatCybersecurityGermanyMarch 2024Microsoft WindowsPCAProgram Compatibility AssistantRedCurlRussiaRussianthe U.S
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