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DarkSpectre

As of 2026-07-11, DarkSpectre is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware. ATT&CK coverage spans 48 techniques across 12 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1008 (Fallback Channels), T1027 (Obfuscated Files or Information).

Tracked threats
22 high
First seen
2026-07-11
Last seen
2026-07-11
ATT&CK techniques
48across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
Attribution
ChinaNation or origin
Nation: China · 2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE

Activity timeline

DarkSpectre appears in 2 tracked threats between and .

ATT&CK techniques observed

48 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Command and Control (10), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (8), Credential Access (6), Resource Development (5), Initial Access (4), Collection (3)
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1008 Fallback Channels — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1070 Indicator Removal — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1111 Multi-Factor Authentication Interception — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1176 Software Extensions — Persistenceobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1185 Browser Session Hijacking — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1189 Drive-by Compromise — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1657 Financial Theft — Impactobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1001.002 Steganography — Command and Controlobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027.003 Steganography — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats