Silent Push has published new research in which its threat analysts uncover threat actors using Adaptix, a free and open source tool commonly used by penetration testers, to deliver malicious payloads. Silent Push has observed heavy ties linking Adaptix to Russia and the Russian criminal underworld.
Abuse of Adaptix was first discovered during Silent Push’s research on the new malware CountLoader, which they reported previously. Soon after signatures were added to Silent Push detection methods, several public reports highlighted the surge in threat actors using Adaptix in global ransomware campaigns.
Silent Push has identified a potential threat actor with significant ties to Russia who goes by the handle “RalfHacker,” appears to be a developer behind Adaptix, and manages a Russian language sales Telegram channel for the tool.
The research can be found here: https://www.silentpush.com/blog/adaptix-c2.
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Adaptix Ties to Russian Criminal Underworld, Threat Actors Harness Open-Source Tool for Malicious Payload
Silent Push has published new research in which its threat analysts uncover threat actors using Adaptix, a free and open source tool commonly used by penetration testers, to deliver malicious payloads. Silent Push has observed heavy ties linking Adaptix to Russia and the Russian criminal underworld.
Abuse of Adaptix was first discovered during Silent Push’s research on the new malware CountLoader, which they reported previously. Soon after signatures were added to Silent Push detection methods, several public reports highlighted the surge in threat actors using Adaptix in global ransomware campaigns.
Silent Push has identified a potential threat actor with significant ties to Russia who goes by the handle “RalfHacker,” appears to be a developer behind Adaptix, and manages a Russian language sales Telegram channel for the tool.
The research can be found here: https://www.silentpush.com/blog/adaptix-c2.
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