# Daily Intelligence Briefing — Monday, February 16, 2026

> On 2026-02-16, Threadlinqs published 15 new threat reports and updated 11, 9 rated critical and 16 high, spanning 260 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and 7 named threat actors. Coverage that day added 243 new detection rules and 723 extracted indicators.

- **Edition:** 2026-02-16 (Monday)
- **Canonical:** https://intel.threadlinqs.com/debrief/2026-02-16
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-16
- **New threats:** 15 (11 updated)
- **Critical / high:** 9 critical, 16 high, 1 medium, 0 low
- **ATT&CK techniques:** 260
- **Threat actors:** 7
- **Indicators (count only):** 723
- **New detection rules (count only):** 243

## Summary & highlights

Ransomware C2 Infrastructure Abuse — Bulletproof Hosting Procurement, VPS Exploitation, Hosting Panel Compromise, Cobalt Strike on Legitimate Infrastructure, Multi-Jurisdictional Takedown Complexity. GitHub Codespaces RCE via VS Code Configuration Files. SystemBC Malware Resurges with 10K+ Infections.

- [TL-2026-0099](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0099) — Ransomware C2 Infrastructure Abuse — Bulletproof Hosting Procurement, VPS Exploitation, Hosting Panel Compromise, Cobalt Strike on Legitimate Infrastructure, Multi-Jurisdictional Takedown Complexity
- [TL-2026-0100](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0100) — GitHub Codespaces RCE via VS Code Configuration Files
- [TL-2026-0101](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0101) — SystemBC Malware Resurges with 10K+ Infections
- [TL-2026-0104](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0104) — Screensaver (.SCR) Files Used as Initial Access Vector
- [TL-2026-0106](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0106) — APT36/Transparent Tribe Deploys Crimson RAT and CapraRAT for India-Targeted Multi-Platform Espionage

## Theme of the day

cisa-kev, credential-theft, critical-infrastructure, fileless-execution, pre-auth-rce

## Threats published

- [TL-2026-0110](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0110) — CRITICAL — CVE-2026-1731 — BeyondTrust Pre-Auth RCE, CVSS 9.8, CISA KEV, Actively Exploited — Unauthenticated OS Command Injection in Remote Support & Privileged Remote Access, SimpleHelp RAT Post-Exploitation, Full Domain Control, Silk Typhoon Predecessor Chain
- [TL-2026-0121](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0121) — CRITICAL — Ivanti EPMM Dual-CVE Unauthenticated RCE Chain (CVE-2026-1281 + CVE-2026-1340) — CVSS 9.8, CISA KEV, Dutch Government Breached, Bulletproof Hosting IAB, Sleeper Webshells, 28K+ Attacking IPs
- [TL-2026-0094](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0094) — CRITICAL — n8n Multi-CVE Vulnerability Cascade — Expression Sandbox Escape, Pyodide RCE, Arbitrary File Write, Command Injection (9 CVEs, 2× CVSS 10.0) (update)
- [TL-2026-0096](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0096) — CRITICAL — Qilin (Agenda) Ransomware Hits Romanian Oil Pipeline Operator Conpet — 4,000km Critical Infrastructure, ~1TB Exfiltrated, Chrome Credential Harvesting via GPO (update)
- [TL-2026-0098](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0098) — CRITICAL — Aisuru-Kimwolf Botnet Launches Record 31.4 Tbps DDoS — 47.1M Attacks in 2025, Night Before Christmas Campaign, 1-4M Infected Android TVs, Operator 'Forky' Identified (update)
- [TL-2026-0103](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0103) — CRITICAL — SmarterMail Dual-CVE Pre-Auth RCE Chain — CVE-2026-23760 Admin Password Reset + CVE-2026-24423 ConnectToHub RCE, CISA KEV, Mass Automated Exploitation, 2-Day Patch Weaponization via .NET Decompiler (update)
- [TL-2026-0105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0105) — CRITICAL — Nitrogen Ransomware Coding Bug Permanently Destroys ESXi Data — Curve25519 Memory Corruption Makes Decryption Mathematically Impossible, Even Attackers Can't Decrypt, Azote Group UNC4696, Malvertising via Google/Bing Ads, Conti 2 Derivative (update)
- [TL-2026-0109](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0109) — CRITICAL — TGR-STA-1030 / UNC6619 Shadow Campaigns — China-Nexus APT Breaches 70+ Government Organizations Across 37 Countries, Recons 155 Nations, Novel ShadowGuard eBPF Rootkit, Diaoyu Loader, Event-Driven Geopolitical Targeting (update)
- [TL-2026-0115](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0115) — CRITICAL — Ransomware Threat Landscape 2025-2027 — RaaS Destabilization, Conti Leak Cascade, ESXi Hypervisor Targeting, BYOVD as Standard Prep, Double/Triple Extortion Economics, IAB Vertical Integration, Critical Infrastructure Escalation (update)
- [TL-2026-0099](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0099) — HIGH — Ransomware C2 Infrastructure Abuse — Bulletproof Hosting Procurement, VPS Exploitation, Hosting Panel Compromise, Cobalt Strike on Legitimate Infrastructure, Multi-Jurisdictional Takedown Complexity
- [TL-2026-0100](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0100) — HIGH — GitHub Codespaces RCE via VS Code Configuration Files
- [TL-2026-0101](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0101) — HIGH — SystemBC Malware Resurges with 10K+ Infections
- [TL-2026-0104](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0104) — HIGH — Screensaver (.SCR) Files Used as Initial Access Vector
- [TL-2026-0106](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0106) — HIGH — APT36/Transparent Tribe Deploys Crimson RAT and CapraRAT for India-Targeted Multi-Platform Espionage
- [TL-2026-0111](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0111) — HIGH — State-Sponsored Signal Messenger Hijacking — QR Code Phishing Abusing Linked Devices, WAVESIGN Database Exfiltration, Infamous Chisel Android Malware (APT44/Sandworm, Turla, UNC5792, UNC4221, UNC1151)
- [TL-2026-0112](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0112) — HIGH — CVE-2024-3393 PAN-OS DNS Security DoS — Unauthenticated Firewall Crash Forces Maintenance Mode, Perimeter Security Collapse
- [TL-2026-0113](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0113) — HIGH — CSVDE.exe LOLBIN for Active Directory Reconnaissance — FIN7 + APT10/menuPass Documented Usage, Bulk LDAP Export, Kerberoasting Precursor
- [TL-2026-0116](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0116) — HIGH — ZeroDayRAT Commercial Mobile Spyware — Telegram-Sold Cross-Platform Android/iOS Surveillance, Live Cam/Mic/Screen, Crypto Clipboard Hijacking, Banking Overlays, SMS OTP Bypass
- [TL-2026-0118](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0118) — HIGH — ClickFix Evolution — nslookup DNS Smuggling + CrashFix Browser DoS + ModeloRAT Python RAT, KongTuke Actor, Enterprise Domain-Joined Targeting
- [TL-2026-0120](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0120) — HIGH — Matryoshka ClickFix macOS Variant — Nested Heredoc Obfuscation, AppleScript Credential Stealer, Trezor Suite Replacement, Ledger Live Surgical Patching, API-Gated C2
- [TL-2026-0122](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0122) — HIGH — 25 Zero-Knowledge Bypass Vulnerabilities in Cloud Password Managers (Bitwarden/LastPass/Dashlane) — ETH Zurich Research, Key Escrow, AES-CBC Malleability, KDF Downgrade (300Kx Brute-Force), Unauthenticated Public Keys, 60M+ Users
- [TL-2026-0089](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0089) — HIGH — GitLab CI Lint API SSRF — CVE-2021-39935 Patch Bypass, CISA KEV Feb 2026, Cloud Metadata Theft, Internal Service Enumeration, 4-Year Exploitation Gap on Self-Managed Instances (update)
- [TL-2026-0092](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0092) — HIGH — DEAD#VAX AsyncRAT Campaign — IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing, 5-Stage Fileless Infection Chain, Mark-of-the-Web Bypass, Self-Parsing Batch Scripts, 4-Layer PowerShell Deobfuscation, In-Memory Shellcode Injection into Trusted Processes (update)
- [TL-2026-0095](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0095) — HIGH — NginRAT/CronRAT Server-Side Magecart Campaign — NGINX LD_PRELOAD Process Parasitism, Impossible Cron Date Persistence (February 31st), Fileless Payment Card Skimming, Dropbear SSH C2 Impersonation, Chinese-Nexus eCommerce Targeting (update)
- [TL-2026-0097](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0097) — HIGH — BaBlock/Rorschach Ransomware Hits Sapienza University of Rome — Femwar02 Affiliate First Appearance, Fastest Encryption (4m30s), DLL Sideloading via Cortex XDR, Direct Syscalls EDR Evasion, Autonomous AD GPO Propagation, 122K Students Affected, Millions-Euro Ransom (update)
- [TL-2026-0093](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0093) — MEDIUM — VMware ESXi 3-CVE Zero-Day Chain — VMCI Heap-Overflow + Sandbox Escape + HGFS Info Leak (VMSA-2025-0004, Active Ransomware)

## Techniques observed

[T1001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1001), T1001.003, [T1003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003), [T1003.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.001), [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005), [T1014](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1014), [T1016](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1016), [T1018](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1018), [T1021](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021), [T1021.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.001), [T1021.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.002), [T1021.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.004), [T1021.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.006), [T1025](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1025), [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027), [T1027.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027.002), [T1027.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027.003), [T1027.013](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027.013), [T1030](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1030), [T1033](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1033), [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036), T1036.002, [T1036.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.003), [T1036.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.004), [T1036.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005), [T1036.007](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.007), [T1037](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1037), [T1039](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1039), [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041), [T1046](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1046), [T1047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1047), [T1053](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053), [T1053.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053.003), [T1053.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1053.005), [T1055](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1055), [T1055.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1055.001), [T1056](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056), [T1056.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.001), [T1056.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.002), [T1056.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.003), [T1057](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1057), [T1059](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059), [T1059.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.001), [T1059.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.002), [T1059.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.003), [T1059.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.004), [T1059.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.005), [T1059.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.006), [T1059.007](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.007), [T1068](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1068), [T1069.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1069.002), [T1070](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070), T1070.001, T1070.002, [T1070.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070.004), T1070.005, T1070.007, [T1071](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071), [T1071.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071.001), [T1071.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071.004), [T1074](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1074), [T1074.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1074.001), [T1078](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078), [T1078.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.002), [T1078.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.003), [T1078.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.004), [T1080](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1080), [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082), [T1083](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1083), [T1087](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1087), [T1087.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1087.001), [T1087.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1087.002), [T1090.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090.002), [T1090.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090.003), [T1091](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1091), [T1095](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1095), [T1098](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098), [T1098.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098.001), [T1098.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098.003), [T1098.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098.005), [T1102](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102), [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105), [T1106](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1106), [T1110](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110), [T1110.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110.001), [T1110.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110.003), [T1112](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1112), [T1113](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1113), [T1114.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1114.001), [T1114.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1114.002), [T1115](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1115), [T1119](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1119), [T1120](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1120), [T1123](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1123), [T1125](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1125), [T1129](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1129), [T1132.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1132.001), [T1133](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1133), [T1135](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1135), [T1136.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1136.001), [T1136.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1136.002), [T1137](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1137), [T1140](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1140), [T1176](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1176), [T1189](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1189), [T1190](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1190), [T1195](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1195), [T1195.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1195.001), [T1195.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1195.002), [T1195.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1195.003), [T1199](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1199), [T1203](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1203), [T1204](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204), [T1204.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204.001), [T1204.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204.002), [T1205](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1205), [T1210](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1210), [T1211](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1211), [T1213](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1213), [T1213.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1213.003), [T1218](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1218), [T1218.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1218.005), [T1218.011](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1218.011), [T1219](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1219), T1398, T1412, [T1417.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1417.001), [T1417.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1417.002), [T1418](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1418), [T1426](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1426), [T1429](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1429), [T1430](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1430), [T1480](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1480), [T1481](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1481), [T1482](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1482), [T1484.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1484.001), [T1485](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1485), [T1486](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1486), [T1489](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1489), [T1490](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1490), [T1491.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1491.001), [T1496](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1496), [T1497](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1497), [T1497.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1497.001), [T1498.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1498.001), T1498.002, [T1499](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1499), [T1499.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1499.002), [T1499.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1499.003), [T1505](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1505), [T1505.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1505.003), T1510, [T1512](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1512), [T1513](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1513), [T1517](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1517), [T1518](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1518), [T1518.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1518.001), [T1525](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1525), [T1526](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1526), [T1528](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1528), [T1529](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1529), [T1530](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1530), [T1531](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1531), [T1539](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1539), [T1541](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1541), [T1546](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1546), T1546.002, [T1547](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1547), [T1547.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1547.001), [T1547.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1547.006), [T1548](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1548), [T1550](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1550), [T1552](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552), [T1552.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552.001), [T1552.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552.004), [T1552.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552.005), [T1553](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1553), [T1553.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1553.002), [T1553.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1553.005), [T1555](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1555), [T1555.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1555.003), [T1555.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1555.005), [T1556](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1556), [T1558.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1558.003), T1558.004, [T1559](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1559), [T1560](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1560), [T1560.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1560.001), T1562.001, T1562.003, T1562.004, T1562.006, T1562.008, T1562.009, T1562.010, [T1564](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1564), [T1564.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1564.001), [T1564.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1564.003), [T1565.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1565.001), [T1566](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1566), [T1566.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1566.001), [T1566.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1566.002), [T1566.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1566.003), [T1567](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1567), [T1567.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1567.002), [T1568](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1568), [T1568.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1568.002), [T1569.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1569.002), [T1570](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1570), [T1571](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1571), [T1572](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1572), [T1573](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1573), [T1573.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1573.001), [T1573.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1573.002), [T1574](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1574), T1574.002, [T1574.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1574.006), [T1580](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1580), [T1583](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583), [T1583.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.001), [T1583.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.003), [T1583.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.004), [T1583.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.005), [T1583.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.006), [T1583.008](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.008), [T1584.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1584.001), [T1584.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1584.004), [T1584.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1584.005), [T1585.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585.001), [T1587.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1587.004), [T1588](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588), [T1588.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.001), [T1588.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.002), [T1588.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.005), T1590.006, [T1595](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1595), [T1595.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1595.001), [T1595.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1595.002), T1600, T1600.001, [T1606](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1606), [T1608](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608), [T1608.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.001), [T1608.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.002), [T1608.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.005), [T1611](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1611), [T1614](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1614), [T1614.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1614.001), [T1620](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1620), [T1622](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1622), T1628.001, T1635, T1636.001, T1636.002, [T1636.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1636.003), [T1646](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1646), [T1649](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1649), T1655.001, [T1657](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1657), [T1660](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1660)

## Threat actors

APT36 / Transparent Tribe, [KongTuke](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/KongTuke), Femwar02 (BaBlock/Rorschach affiliate), Qilin (Agenda), Aisuru-Kimwolf (Forky), Azote Group / UNC4696, [TGR-STA-1030](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/TGR-STA-1030)

Nation-state attribution: Russia, Pakistan, Russia, Belarus, China (APT10), Unattributed (FIN7), Switzerland, China (predecessor exploitation), China, China (assessed with high confidence — Asian state-aligned, GMT+8, AS 9808, regional tooling, JackMa handle)

Threat categories: VULNERABILITY

## Severity breakdown

- critical: 9
- high: 16
- medium: 1
- low: 0

## Indicator & detection coverage

Counts only; indicator values require Red and above, detection rule text requires Blue and above.

- Indicators of compromise: 723 (behavioral 287, technique 185, network 155, file 92, email 4)
- New detection rules: 243 (100% of the day’s threats covered)

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