CISA Alert AA23-025A – Protecting against malicious use of remote monitoring and management software

CISA Cybersecurity Alerts

CISA, NSA, and the MS-ISAC are releasing this alert to warn network defenders about malicious use of legitimate remote monitoring and management software.

AA23-025A Alert, Technical Details, and Mitigations

For a downloadable copy of IOCs, see AA23-025.stix

Silent Push uncovers a large trojan operation featuring Amazon, Microsoft, Geek Squad, McAfee, Norton, and Paypal domains

No-cost cyber hygiene services: Cyber Hygiene Services and Ransomware Readiness Assessment.

See CISA Insights Mitigations and Hardening Guidance for MSPs and Small- and Mid-sized Businesses for guidance on hardening MSP and customer infrastructure.

U.S. DIB sector organizations may consider signing up for the NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center’s DIB Cybersecurity Service Offerings, including Protective Domain Name System services, vulnerability scanning, and threat intelligence collaboration for eligible organizations. For more information on how to enroll in these services, email [e-mail]

To report incidents and anomalous activity or to request incident response resources or technical assistance related to these threats, contact CISA at [e-mail], or call [phone], or report incidents to your local FBI field office.