# InCrease

> As of 2026-07-01, InCrease is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 3 threats spanning malware. Also known as DEV-0206, GOLD PRELUDE, Purple Vallhund, TA569. ATT&CK coverage spans 70 techniques across 14 tactics in 3 of 3 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1041 (Exfiltration Over C2 Channel), T1082 (System Information Discovery).

- **Tracked threats:** 3
- **Categories:** MALWARE
- **Also known as:** DEV-0206, GOLD PRELUDE, Purple Vallhund, TA569, UNC1543, Mustard Tempest
- **As of:** 2026-07-01

## ATT&CK techniques observed

70 techniques observed across 3 of 3 tracked threats. Tactics: Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (11), Execution (10), Command and Control (9), Discovery (9), Collection (5), Credential Access (5).

- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041) Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltration — 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
- [T1090](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090) Proxy — Command and Control — 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
- [T1115](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1115) Clipboard Data — Collection — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1614](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1614) System Location Discovery — Discovery — observed in 3 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1016](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1016) System Network Configuration Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021) Remote Services — Lateral Movement — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1033](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1033) System Owner/User Discovery — Discovery — observed in 2 of 3 tracked threats
- [T1056](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056) Input Capture — Credential Access — 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
- [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

## Tracked threats

- [Operation Endgame Disrupts Amadey Loader and StealC Infostealer Malware-as-a-Service Infrastructure (CVE: N/A)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1033) — HIGH
- [Operation Endgame Disrupts Amadey Loader and StealC Infostealer Network, Recovers 27M Stolen Credentials](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1020) — HIGH
- [Operation Endgame: Global Law Enforcement Takedown Disrupts SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC Malware-as-a-Service Networks](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0937) — 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/InCrease