Welcome to the weekly threat detection update report from Stamus Networks. Each week, you will receive this email with a summary of the updates.

 

Current Stamus Threat Intelligence (STI) release version: 1389

 

This week, in addition to daily ruleset and IOC updates, we provided Stamus Security Platform customers with the following improved defense(s):

• New threat detection(s) added [1]: 4 (Adaptix, TransferLoader, Lapdogs, KimJongRAT)
• Major changes to detections(s) [2]: 319
• Updated threat detection(s) [3]: 341

 

Note: a "method" as referenced below, is a discrete detection vector for a given threat.

 

New Threat(s) Detected

The following detections were added to your Clear NDR this past week:

 

Adaptix (Offensive Tools)

Adaptix is a versatile post-exploitation framework for penetration testers, with a server written in Golang and GUI Client in C++ QT for use on Linux, Windows, and MacOS.

Adaptix - Malpedia | Adaptix - ThreatFox |

 

• Total number of detection methods: 2
• Kill chain phase(s): command and control
• MITRE ATT&CK: T1041

 

TransferLoader (Loader)

Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered TransferLoader malware, active since February 2025, delivering Morpheus ransomware. Includes downloader, backdoor, and loader, with anti-analysis techniques and code obfuscation.

TransferLoader - Malpedia |

• Total number of detection methods: 14
• Kill chain phase(s): command and control
• MITRE ATT&CK: T1567, T1041

 

Lapdogs (Botnet)

SecurityScorecard's STRIKE team discovered LapDogs, a suspected China-Nexus network targeting Linux-based SOHO devices worldwide. It uses a custom backdoor called ShortLeash to connect compromised devices within the network.

• Total number of detection methods: 3
• Kill chain phase(s): command and control
• MITRE ATT&CK: T1583

 

KimJongRAT (RAT)

KimJongRAT stealer described by Malware.lu CERT in 2013, with a new variant in 2019 initiating through Windows shortcut files downloading dropper files from a CDN account. PE and PowerShell implementations.

• Total number of detection methods: 3
• Kill chain phase(s): command and control, actions on objectives
• MITRE ATT&CK: T1102

 

Major Detection Changes

The following detections were updated this past week with changes to kill chain phase(s) or MITRE ATT&CK tactic(s)/technique(s):

 

APT33 (APT)

APT33 is an Iranian threat group targeting organizations in the US, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea since 2013, with a focus on aviation and energy industries.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, delivery
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1041
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071
• Methods added: 3

 

APT35 (APT)

Iranian-backed group Magic Hound engages in cyber espionage targeting U.S. and Middle Eastern officials and organizations since 2014, likely working with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps through elaborate social engineering tactics.

• Added kill chain phase(s): delivery
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, delivery
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1566
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1041, T1071, T1587, T1566, T1583, T1665, T1102
• Methods added: 9

 

ClickFix (Phishing)

In April 2024, researchers found compromised sites leading to an iframe on pley[.]es showing an error message. The payload domain was taken offline, preventing infection. Later, the iframe was replaced with the ClearFake inject.

• Added kill chain phase(s): delivery
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): exploitation, delivery, command and control
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1189
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1027, T1189, T1102, T1036, T1105
• Methods added: 9

 

Fake Browser (Trojan)

Attackers infect enterprise networks with malware by promoting fake browser updates on hacked websites, leading to the installation of banking trojans and later ransomware encryption on compromised networks.

• Added kill chain phase(s): exploitation
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): delivery, exploitation, command and control
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1189
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1189
• Methods added: 3

 

Lumma (Data Theft)

Lumma is a C-based information stealer sold on Russian underground forums and Telegram by LummaC since August 2022. It targets cryptocurrency wallets and has file grabber capabilities.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control, actions on objectives
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): actions on objectives, command and control, installation, delivery
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1071
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1005, T1071, T1573
• Methods added: 45

 

NetSupport RAT (RAT)

Remote Access Trojans allow covert surveillance and unauthorized access to victim PCs, collecting keystrokes, passwords, screenshots, and more. They differ from keyloggers by providing remote access capabilities to attackers.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): actions on objectives, command and control, exploitation, installation
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1105
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1105
• Methods added: 8

 

SocGholish (Social Engineering)

Malwarebytes found a new social engineering toolkit that uses compromised websites to perform advanced fingerprinting checks and deliver the NetSupport RAT payload.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, exploitation, delivery, reconnaissance, actions on objectives
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1189
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1027, T1189
• Methods added: 12

 

TA399 (APT)

An APT is a sophisticated, long-term cyber-attack carried out by skilled threat actors with significant resources. Unlike short-lived attacks, APTs focus on sustained operation and specific objectives, often sponsored by nation-states or large criminal organizations.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, delivery
• Methods added: 6

 

TA4903 (APT)

Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are stealthy threat actors, often nation states or state-sponsored groups, who gain unauthorized access to networks for political or economic motivations, utilizing various tactics to remain undetected.

• Added kill chain phase(s): delivery
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): delivery
• Methods added: 6

 

Unknown APT (APT)

Sophisticated adversary with expertise and resources uses multiple attack vectors to establish presence in organizations' IT infrastructure, exfiltrate information, undermine missions, and persistently adapt to defenders.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, delivery
• Methods added: 164

 

XWorm (RAT)

Cyble research labs found a malware developer advertising a powerful Windows RAT on the dark web during a threat-hunting exercise.

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control
• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, delivery
• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1573
• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1573
• Methods added: 54

 

Other Threat Detection Update(s)

The following threat detection(s) were improved this past week with new or updated threat methods.

 

Name of threat	New coverage			Total coverage			Last updated
	New Detection methods	Kill chain phases	Protocols involved	Detection methods	Kill chain phases	Protocols involved
APT33	3	command and control	dns, tls, http	134	command and control, delivery	dns, http, tcp, tls	2025-07-01
APT35	9	delivery	dns, tls, http	1923	command and control, delivery	dns, ftp, http, tcp, tls, udp	2025-07-04
Adaptix	2	command and control	http	2	command and control	http	2025-06-30
ClickFix	9	delivery	dns, tls, http	203	command and control, delivery, exploitation	dns, http, tls	2025-07-01
Fake Browser	3	exploitation	dns, tls, http	1696	command and control, delivery, exploitation	dns, http, tls	2025-07-03
KimJongRAT	3	command and control, actions on objectives	http	3	command and control, actions on objectives	http	2025-06-30
Lapdogs	3	command and control	dns, tls, http	3	command and control	dns, tls, http	2025-06-30
Lumma	45	command and control, actions on objectives	dns, tls, http	6233	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, installation	dns, http, tls	2025-07-04
NetSupport RAT	8	command and control	http	132	actions on objectives, command and control, exploitation, installation	dns, http, tls	2025-07-04
SocGholish	12	command and control	dns, tls, http	1580	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, exploitation, reconnaissance	dns, http, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2025-07-04
TA399	6	command and control	dns, tls, http	53	command and control, delivery	dns, http, tls	2025-07-02
TA4903	6	delivery	dns, tls, http	2396	delivery	dns, http, tls	2025-07-01
TransferLoader	14	command and control	dns, tls, http	14	command and control	dns, tls, http	2025-06-30
Unknown APT	164	command and control	dns, tls, http	645	command and control, delivery	dns, http, tcp, tls	2025-07-01
XWorm	54	command and control	tcp-pkt	3556	command and control, delivery	dns, http, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2025-07-02

 

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