Tag: iis backdoor

2 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Phantom Taurus: A New Chinese Nexus APT and the Discovery of the NET-STAR Malware Suite

Phantom Taurus, a newly identified Chinese state-sponsored threat actor, has been conducting espionage operations targeting government and telecommunications organizations across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The group's primary focus includes ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, and mili…

telecommunications

assemblyexecuter

database targeting

Published: September 30, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 4

Off the Beaten Path: Recent Unusual Malware

The article examines three unusual malware samples: a C++/CLI IIS backdoor enabling stealthy remote command execution, a bootkit leveraging the GRUB 2 bootloader to gain early system control and persistence, and a cross-platform post-exploitation framework developed in C++. These cases highlight ev…

post-exploitation

dixie-playing bootkit

Published: March 17, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 7

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