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: 1725

 

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]: 0

• Major changes to detections(s) [2]: 260

• Updated threat detection(s) [3]: 260

 

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 Stamus NDR this past week:

 

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):

 

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, command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): exploitation, delivery, command and control, installation

• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1189, T1190, T1071

• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1027, T1189, T1105, T1102, T1566, T1036

• Methods added: 72

 

Command and Control (Generic CnC)

 

Adversaries may use custom command and control protocols to communicate, mimicking or developing protocols on top of standard network stacks, instead of using existing Standard Application Layer Protocols.

 

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, actions on objectives, delivery, installation

• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1071

• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1587, T1573, T1566, T1105, T1486, T1496, T1041

• Methods added: 1

 

LandUpdate808 (Trojan)

 

Fake update variants like SocGholish, Clear Fake, Smart Ape, and ClickFix are being tracked by a collaboration introducing the LandUpdate808 Fake Update Variant.

 

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): delivery, command and control, exploitation, actions on objectives

• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1189

• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1189, T1105, T1071

• Methods added: 24

 

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, T1105

• Methods added: 84

 

MageCart (Data Theft)

 

FIN6 or Magecart is a cybercrime group that steals payment card data from PoS systems in hospitality and retail, selling it on underground markets for profit.

 

• Added kill chain phase(s): actions on objectives, delivery, command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): actions on objectives, command and control, delivery

• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1071, T1105

• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1587, T1071, T1105

• Methods added: 3

 

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: 2

 

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

• Methods added: 15

 

TransparentTribe (APT)

 

Group targeting Indian Army and related assets in India, as well as activists and civil society in Pakistan, attributed to a Pakistani connection by TrendMicro and others.

 

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): delivery, command and control, installation

• MITRE ATT&CK added: T1041

• Previously existing MITRE ATT&CK: T1071, T1041, T1105

• Methods added: 3

 

Vidar (Data Theft)

 

Vidar Stealer is a trojan used by cyber criminals to steal personal information from infected computers.

 

• Added kill chain phase(s): command and control

• Previously supported kill chain phase(s): command and control, installation, actions on objectives, delivery

• Methods added: 8

 

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: 48

 

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
ClickFix	72	delivery, command and control	http, dns, tls	817	command and control, delivery, exploitation, installation	dns, http, tls	2026-08-22
Command and Control	1	command and control	http	655	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, installation	dns, http, http1, icmp, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2026-08-21
LandUpdate808	24	command and control	dns, tls, http	1189	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, exploitation	dns, http, tls	2026-08-21
Lumma	84	command and control, actions on objectives	dns, tls, http	8500	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, installation	dns, http, tls	2026-08-22
MageCart	3	actions on objectives, delivery, command and control	http	524	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery	dns, http, tls	2026-08-21
NetSupport RAT	2	command and control	http	240	actions on objectives, command and control, exploitation, installation	dns, http, tls	2026-08-20
SocGholish	15	command and control	dns, tls, http	2446	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, exploitation, reconnaissance	dns, http, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2026-08-22
TransparentTribe	3	command and control	http	75	command and control, delivery, installation	dns, http, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2026-08-19
Vidar	8	command and control	http, dns, tls	76	actions on objectives, command and control, delivery, installation	dns, http, http1, tls	2026-08-21
XWorm	48	command and control	tcp-pkt	5669	command and control, delivery	dns, http, tcp, tcp-pkt, tls	2026-08-20

 

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