The FLINT Report: October 28 | The New Cold War, PureLogs, and the 2024 Guide to Credit Card Fraud
The New Cold War is Here: Preparing Your Business for The Convergence of Geopolitical, Physical and Cyber Threats
The global threat landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, widely recognized as the “New Cold War.” This modern conflict, no longer confined to traditional military standoffs, is now being waged across digital networks, with nation-state actors such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea leading the charge. These state-sponsored campaigns blur the lines between cybercrime and geopolitical strategy, targeting governments, private enterprises, critical infrastructure, and global supply chains.
For organizations, this means an expanding attack surface with threats ranging from ransomware and espionage to influence operations designed to erode trust and destabilize industries. The cost of inaction can be severe, leading to financial losses, reputational damage, and even disruptions to national economies. As geopolitical tensions rise, businesses must rethink their security strategies, focusing on resilience and defending against an array of hybrid threats that span both the digital and physical realms.
PureLogs: The Low-Cost Infostealer with a High-Impact Threat
The infostealer landscape is crowded and continuously evolving, with numerous strains employing unique methods to compromise systems and exfiltrate data. This stolen information is a goldmine for threat actors, granting access to a treasure trove of sensitive details—including usernames, passwords, and credit card numbers stored in victims' browsers.
The low barrier to entry, affordability, and user-friendliness of infostealers allow even unsophisticated threat actors to leverage them effectively, significantly increasing the risks they pose. This year alone, Flashpoint has recorded over 53 million compromised credentials and 13 million infected devices due to infostealer activity.
PureLogs is a 64-bit information-stealing malware written in C# that employs multiple stages of assemblies, each packed using the commercial .NET Reactor packer. This stealer can harvest sensitive data from the Chrome browser, a feature shared by only a few other malware strains, including Lumma, Vidar, and Meduza.
In this blog post, we explore PureLogs in detail, discussing its functionalities and outlining strategies for organizations to protect themselves against this emerging threat.
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Another insightful report. Thank you for sharing Flashpoint.