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Lotus Blossom

Emissary Trojan Changelog: Did Operation Lotus Blossom Cause It to Evolve?

In December 2015, Unit 42 published a blog about a cyber espionage attack using the Emissary Trojan as a payload. Emissary is related to the Elise Trojan and the Operation Lotus Blossom attack campaign, which prompted us to start collecting additional samples of Emissary.

The oldest sample we found was created in 2009, indicating this tool has been in use for almost seven years. Of note, this is three years earlier than...

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Feb 03, 2016

By Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn

Palo Alto Networks

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Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

As Usual, Attackers Were Busy Over the Holiday Season

The holiday season is a time for friends and family, as well as for heightened levels of consumer shopping. It’s also a time of year when threat actors get especially opportunistic, and the 2015 holiday season...

Jan 13, 2016

By Bryan Lee

Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

The Threat Intelligence Research That Mattered to You This Year

Unit 42 did some incredible work in 2015 discovering, analyzing and disclosing malware – some new and others making a reappearance. Take a look below...

Dec 30, 2015

By Anna Lough

Malware, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

Attack on French Diplomat Linked to Operation Lotus Blossom

We observed a targeted attack in November directed at an individual working for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The attack involved a spear-ph...

Dec 18, 2015

By Robert Falcone and Jen Miller-Osborn

Cybersecurity, Unit 42

Our Commitment to Sharing Threat Intelligence

Part of my role as the Director of Threat Intelligence for Palo Alto Networks is to share the intelligence we produce with others who can put it to use in defending their networks. We believe wholeheartedly tha...

Nov 23, 2015

By Ryan Olson

Events, News of the Week

Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – June 20

Here is all of the top Palo Alto Networks news from this past week.

Jun 20, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Malware, Threat Prevention

Watch: Details from Unit 42 on Operation Lotus Blossom

Scott Simkin, Senior Manager of Palo Alto Networks Threat Intelligence, discusses details from Unit 42’s latest discovery, Operation Lotus Blossom.

Jun 19, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Malware, Security Platform, Threat Prevention

Infographic: Operation Lotus Blossom In Action

As detailed by Unit 42, Operation Lotus Blossom, represents a new, likely state-sponsored cyber espionage campaign. The adversary group appears to have targeted government and military installations across Sout...

Jun 17, 2015

By Chad Berndtson

Announcement, Malware, Security Platform, Threat Prevention, Unit 42

Operation Lotus Blossom: A New Nation-State Cyberthreat?

Today Unit 42 published new research identifying a persistent cyber espionage campaign targeting government and military organizations in Southeast Asia. The adversary group respon...

Jun 16, 2015

By Unit 42

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