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Threat actorTracked since 2026-04

UNK_AcademicFlare

As of 2026-09-27, UNK_AcademicFlare is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning phishing. ATT&CK coverage spans 25 techniques across 12 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1071 (Application Layer Protocol), T1078 (Valid Accounts), T1098 (Account Manipulation).

Tracked threats
22 high
First seen
2026-04-06
Last seen
2026-06-16
ATT&CK techniques
25across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: PHISHING

Activity timeline

UNK_AcademicFlare appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-04 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

25 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (6), Credential Access (4), Resource Development (3), Command and Control (2), Discovery (2), Persistence (2)
  • T1071 Application Layer Protocol — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1078 Valid Accounts — Persistenceobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1098 Account Manipulation — Persistenceobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1114 Email Collection — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1204 User Execution — Executionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1528 Steal Application Access Token — Credential Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1550 Use Alternate Authentication Material — Lateral Movementobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1566 Phishing — Initial Accessobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1583 Acquire Infrastructure — Resource Developmentobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1588 Obtain Capabilities — Resource Developmentobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1036 Masquerading — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1087 Account Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1102 Web Service — Command and Controlobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1187 Forced Authentication — Credential Accessobserved in 1 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats