Alfameli Group victim of FortiBleed-linked breach
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Ransomware.live lists Alfameli Group – Orova as a victim after credentials were exposed via the actively exploited FortiOS FortiBleed flaw (CVE-2022-40684).
This is a brief victim-listing entry from Ransomware.live documenting a compromise of the Alfameli Group (Orova). The listing reports three compromised employee accounts, no compromised user accounts, five third-party employee credentials exposed, and two external attack surface findings. Notably, the victim's FortiOS SSL-VPN credentials were exposed via the 'FortiBleed' leak, referencing CVE-2022-40684, a known authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS/FortiProxy that has been actively exploited in the wild since 2022 to harvest VPN credentials and gain unauthorized network access.
No specific ransomware group is named in this entry, and no malware, TTPs, or additional indicators of compromise are provided beyond the reference to the FortiBleed-related credential exposure. Defenders operating FortiOS/FortiProxy SSL-VPN appliances should verify patch status against CVE-2022-40684, rotate any credentials that may have been exposed historically via this vulnerability, and review VPN access logs for anomalous authentication activity. Organizations should also monitor for third-party or employee credential leaks tied to infostealer infections, as the sponsor content suggests a link between stealer logs and this listing.
Mentioned in this report
Detection guidance
FortiOS Admin API Authentication Bypass Attempt (CVE-2022-40684)
Detects HTTP requests matching the CVE-2022-40684 exploitation pattern against the FortiOS/FortiProxy admin API: a PUT to the admin ssh-public-key endpoint, or the 'Report Runner' user agent hitting /api/v2/. Auto-generated starting point — validate and tune in your environment before deploying. IOC matches can false-positive on shared infrastructure and decay as adversary infrastructure rotates.
title: FortiOS Admin API Authentication Bypass Attempt (CVE-2022-40684)
description: 'Detects requests to the FortiOS/FortiProxy REST API consistent with
CVE-2022-40684 exploitation: PUT modification of admin ssh-public-key entries, or
the ''Report Runner'' user agent used by public exploits against /api/v2/. Intended
for reverse proxy / web logs in front of the management interface.'
tags:
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1190
logsource:
category: webserver
detection:
selection_ssh_key_put:
cs-method: PUT
cs-uri-stem|contains: /api/v2/cmdb/system/admin/
selection_ua:
cs-user-agent|contains: Report Runner
cs-uri-stem|contains: /api/v2/
condition: 1 of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Legitimate administrators or automation updating admin accounts through the FortiOS
REST API from a trusted management host
- Authorised vulnerability scanners testing for CVE-2022-40684
level: high
id: 42ba6a6b-7712-50d0-a62a-b20b5e309e7b
status: experimental
author: Vorant
references:
- https://www.ransomware.live/id/QWxmYW1lbGkgR3JvdXBAT3JvdmE=
Command-Line Search of Files for Passwords
Detects findstr recursive, case-insensitive searches for password strings across common config/text file types, a way to harvest unsecured credentials such as VPN credentials after access. Auto-generated starting point — validate and tune in your environment before deploying. IOC matches can false-positive on shared infrastructure and decay as adversary infrastructure rotates.
title: Command-Line Search of Files for Passwords
description: Detects findstr.exe recursively searching files for password strings,
including config, text, xml and ini files, used to harvest credentials stored in
files after gaining access.
tags:
- attack.credential-access
- attack.t1552.001
logsource:
category: process_creation
product: windows
detection:
selection_img:
Image|endswith: \findstr.exe
selection_flags:
CommandLine|contains:
- ' /s'
- ' /si'
- ' /is'
selection_term:
CommandLine|contains:
- password
- passwd
- pwd=
selection_files:
CommandLine|contains:
- '*.txt'
- '*.xml'
- '*.config'
- '*.ini'
- '*.conf'
- '*.*'
condition: all of selection_*
falsepositives:
- Administrators auditing configuration files for hard-coded passwords
- Developers searching source trees for credential strings
level: medium
id: f3714cfb-e2b3-5af8-979a-b6431123868a
status: experimental
author: Vorant
references:
- https://www.ransomware.live/id/QWxmYW1lbGkgR3JvdXBAT3JvdmE=
Behavioural rules are generated from public reporting — validate in your environment before deploying.
Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/QWxmYW1lbGkgR3JvdXBAT3JvdmE=
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