# Contagious Interview cluster

> As of 2026-08-02, Contagious Interview cluster is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 3 threats spanning supply chain, malware. ATT&CK coverage spans 80 techniques across 13 tactics in 3 of 3 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information), T1082 (System Information Discovery).

- **Tracked threats:** 3
- **Categories:** SUPPLY_CHAIN, MALWARE
- **As of:** 2026-08-02

## ATT&CK techniques observed

80 techniques observed across 3 of 3 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (12), Command and Control (10), Discovery (10), Execution (9), Persistence (8), Resource Development (8).

- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105) Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Control — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1140](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1140) Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1199](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1199) Trusted Relationship — Initial Access — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1033](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1033) System Owner/User Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036) Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059) Command and Scripting Interpreter — Execution — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1070](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070) Indicator Removal — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1071](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071) Application Layer Protocol — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1102](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102) Web Service — Command and Control — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1115](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1115) Clipboard Data — Collection — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1195](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1195) Supply Chain Compromise — Initial Access — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Two Joyfill npm Beta Releases Compromised to Deliver DEV#POPPER Remote Access Trojan](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1746) — CRITICAL
- [PolinRider DPRK Supply-Chain Campaign: Confirmed GitHub Footprint Grows 6.5x Since March (JADESNOW/Beavertail/InvisibleFerret Loaders, DEV#POPPER & OmniStealer Payloads)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1435) — HIGH
- [EtherRAT: DPRK-Linked Vishing Campaign Abuses Microsoft Teams and Ethereum Smart Contracts to Deliver Blockchain-Resilient Node.js RAT](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1191) — HIGH

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Contagious%20Interview%20cluster