# Daily Intelligence Briefing — Friday, October 16, 2026

> On 2026-10-16, Threadlinqs published 45 new threat reports and updated 4, 11 rated critical and 25 high, spanning 233 MITRE ATT&CK techniques and 16 named threat actors. Coverage that day added 441 new detection rules and 908 extracted indicators.

- **Edition:** 2026-10-16 (Friday)
- **Canonical:** https://intel.threadlinqs.com/debrief/2026-10-16
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-22
- **New threats:** 45 (4 updated)
- **Critical / high:** 11 critical, 25 high, 12 medium, 0 low
- **ATT&CK techniques:** 233
- **Threat actors:** 16
- **Indicators (count only):** 908
- **New detection rules (count only):** 441

## Summary & highlights

CVE-2026-106030: Incorrect Authorization in NordVPN for Windows Allows Low-Privileged Local Users to Stop/Reconfigure Services. RFQ (Request for Quotation) Phishing Campaigns Targeting Sales and Procurement Staff. Cyber Threat Actors Use a Variety of Techniques to Target Election and Campaign Officials (CISA/FBI PSA261016).

- [TL-2026-3703](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3703) — Adobe Acrobat/Reader Integer Overflow in Acrobat.dll Enables Malicious-PDF Memory Corruption (CVE-2026-81983)
- [TL-2026-3715](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3715) — Microsoft Patches Two Dozen High-Severity RCE Flaws in Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint) - October 2026
- [TL-2026-3744](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3744) — Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Confirms August 2026 Data Breach After Rhysida Ransomware Claims
- [TL-2026-3746](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3746) — Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Use Threats of Physical Violence, Doxxing and Swatting to Extort Payments
- [TL-2026-3749](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3749) — XWorm RAT C2 panel unauthenticated RCE via path traversal and DLL hijack (versions up to 7.4) with public PoC

## Theme of the day

Activity centered on no-known-exploitation, patched, ransomware.

windows, social-engineering, credential-theft, phishing, no-cve

## Threats published

- [TL-2026-3710](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3710) — CRITICAL — Multiple vulnerabilities fixed in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0-12.2 (CVE-2026-75875, CVE-2026-80381, +9)
- [TL-2026-3721](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3721) — CRITICAL — Bitdefender Threat Debrief May 2026: KryBit vs 0APT ransomware conflict, The Gentlemen/SystemBC, and cPanel/WHM auth bypass CVE-2026-41940
- [TL-2026-3723](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3723) — CRITICAL — F5 NGINX (CVE-2026-15176, CVE-2026-93479, CVE-2026-97205) and Juniper Junos OS / Junos OS Evolved / JCNR Critical Vulnerabilities Patched
- [TL-2026-3729](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3729) — CRITICAL — Open Source Supply Chain Attack Surge: 56 Confirmed Attacks in 12 Months Across npm, PyPI, RubyGems, Composer, Rust Crates and GitHub Actions (Shai-Hulud, TeamPCP, Axios, Miasma, ChainDrop)
- [TL-2026-3740](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3740) — CRITICAL — AI-Agent-Driven Exploitation of PaperCut NG/MF (CVE-2026-81578, CVE-2026-82078) Leads to Windows Credential Theft and Domain Admin Compromise
- [TL-2026-3750](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3750) — CRITICAL — UNC7017 Ephemeral Supply Chain Tampering of AOMEI Update Infrastructure Delivers CROSSROAD, SHINYROAD and ADAPTAGENT
- [TL-2026-3773](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3773) — CRITICAL — Critical BlockStrap flaw (CVE-2026-103849) lets attackers run code on Magento / Adobe Commerce servers
- [TL-2026-3775](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3775) — CRITICAL — Cactus Ransomware Exploiting Qlik Sense Servers (CVE-2023-41266, CVE-2023-41265 'ZeroQlik', CVE-2023-48365 'DoubleQlik') - Fox-IT Victim Identification
- [TL-2026-3777](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3777) — CRITICAL — CVE-2026-65660: Code Injection (ToolPane SafeControls Bypass) in Microsoft SharePoint Server Under Active Exploitation
- [TL-2026-3781](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3781) — CRITICAL — CVE-2026-0740 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE in Ninja Forms File Uploads WordPress Extension
- [TL-2026-0311](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0311) — CRITICAL — Axios npm Supply Chain Compromise by Sapphire Sleet (DPRK) — Cross-Platform RAT via Phantom Dependency (update)
- [TL-2026-3703](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3703) — HIGH — Adobe Acrobat/Reader Integer Overflow in Acrobat.dll Enables Malicious-PDF Memory Corruption (CVE-2026-81983)
- [TL-2026-3715](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3715) — HIGH — Microsoft Patches Two Dozen High-Severity RCE Flaws in Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint) - October 2026
- [TL-2026-3744](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3744) — HIGH — Anne Arundel County (Maryland) Confirms August 2026 Data Breach After Rhysida Ransomware Claims
- [TL-2026-3746](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3746) — HIGH — Ransomware Gangs Increasingly Use Threats of Physical Violence, Doxxing and Swatting to Extort Payments
- [TL-2026-3749](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3749) — HIGH — XWorm RAT C2 panel unauthenticated RCE via path traversal and DLL hijack (versions up to 7.4) with public PoC
- [TL-2026-3755](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3755) — HIGH — Russian Campaign Targeting Ukraine with New Malware Duo BadPaw (.NET Loader) and MeowMeow (Backdoor)
- [TL-2026-3756](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3756) — HIGH — Fata Morgana: Watering hole attack on Israeli shipping and logistics websites (Iran-nexus, low-confidence Tortoiseshell/TA456)
- [TL-2026-3757](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3757) — HIGH — Lyceum (SiameseKitten) Suicide Drone-Themed Reverse Shell Masquerading as Adobe Update
- [TL-2026-3758](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3758) — HIGH — Malicious open-source packages: axios npm account hijack (plain-crypto-js / WAVESHAPER.V2), tensorflow-opt PyPI miner, and Contagious Interview multi-ecosystem campaign
- [TL-2026-3761](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3761) — HIGH — DeceptionAds: Malvertising Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Delivering Lumma Infostealer via Monetag and BeMob
- [TL-2026-3763](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3763) — HIGH — AdFection: Zero-click ad-based delivery of Candiru (Integrity Labs) spyware via Discover-Tech's Controlium/NOAS ad infrastructure
- [TL-2026-3767](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3767) — HIGH — Suspected state-sponsored Signal phishing campaign (fake Signal Support chatbot, PIN/verification-code theft and linked-device abuse) targeting politicians, military, diplomats and journalists in Germany and Europe
- [TL-2026-3770](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3770) — HIGH — OpenBSD 7.9 Root Exploit ("Big Fish") Chaining 37-Year-Old shmat(4) Integer Overflow with sysvipc Kernel Use-After-Free (No CVE Assigned)
- [TL-2026-3771](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3771) — HIGH — Lumma Stealer distributed via fake game updates on itch.io and Patreon (nexe-compiled Node.js loader)
- [TL-2026-3774](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3774) — HIGH — Fake Claude and ChatGPT impersonation campaigns (ClickFix/InstallFix) deliver infostealers and RATs to developers and enterprise employees
- [TL-2026-3778](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3778) — HIGH — Microsoft Teams Phishing via Fake IT Helpdesk Impersonation (External Chat, Vishing, Screen Sharing, RMM Abuse; VEILDrive and Storm-1811 Patterns)
- [TL-2026-3783](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3783) — HIGH — Vultur Android Banking Malware Expands Capabilities via Brunhilda Dropper (Hybrid SMS + Phone Call Social Engineering)
- [TL-2026-3787](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3787) — HIGH — CrossBarking: Opera Browser 0-Day Private API Abuse via Cross-Browser Extension Store Attack
- [TL-2026-3788](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3788) — HIGH — EchoSpoofing: Phishing Campaign Abusing Proofpoint Email Protection Relay to Send Millions of Authenticated Spoofed Emails
- [TL-2026-3794](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3794) — HIGH — DragonForce Ransomware Delivered via Compromised MSP SimpleHelp RMM (CVE-2024-57726/57727/57728) — Managed Service Supply-Chain Attack
- [TL-2026-3795](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3795) — HIGH — Capita 2023 Ransomware Incident - Record £14M ICO Fine and Control Failures (Black Basta)
- [TL-2026-3796](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3796) — HIGH — Nimbus Manticore (UNC1549 / Smoke Sandstorm): Iran-backed MiniJunk and MiniBrowse malware with obfuscation, sandbox evasion, DLL sideloading and RPC-based lateral movement
- [TL-2026-0770](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-0770) — HIGH — MyFlaw: Cross-Platform RCE in Opera and Opera GX Browsers via the Built-in 'Opera Touch Background' Extension (My Flow Feature) (update)
- [TL-2026-3040](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3040) — HIGH — Solo Threat Actor Uses ARTEX Agentic AI Pentest Tool to Breach South Korean Financial Organizations and Steal Data (update)
- [TL-2026-3646](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3646) — HIGH — Fake AUR helper packages (yyay, paru lookalikes) deliver malware via trojanized install scripts with root privileges (update)
- [TL-2026-3736](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3736) — MEDIUM — CVE-2026-106030: Incorrect Authorization in NordVPN for Windows Allows Low-Privileged Local Users to Stop/Reconfigure Services
- [TL-2026-3742](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3742) — MEDIUM — RFQ (Request for Quotation) Phishing Campaigns Targeting Sales and Procurement Staff
- [TL-2026-3753](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3753) — MEDIUM — Cyber Threat Actors Use a Variety of Techniques to Target Election and Campaign Officials (CISA/FBI PSA261016)
- [TL-2026-3765](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3765) — MEDIUM — Fox-IT Research: EDR Evasion via Custom Bytecode Virtual Machine (Malware Virtualisation)
- [TL-2026-3766](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3766) — MEDIUM — Shai-Hulud detection tool shipped functional malware as AI-generated test files
- [TL-2026-3768](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3768) — MEDIUM — Arkanix Stealer: short-lived MaaS infostealer (Python/Nuitka loader and C++ Premium variants with ChromElevator ABE bypass)
- [TL-2026-3784](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3784) — MEDIUM — Top 5 Initial Access Threat Vectors Observed by Unit 42 in September 2026
- [TL-2026-3786](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3786) — MEDIUM — Ransomware at Machine Speed: GenAI Shrinks the Path After Initial Access
- [TL-2026-3789](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3789) — MEDIUM — CVE-2024-21388 - Microsoft Edge edgeMarketingPagePrivate API Abused for Covert Extension Installation
- [TL-2026-3790](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3790) — MEDIUM — Telegram Dark Markets Fuel Modern Phishing Operations (Guardio Labs 'Scammers Paradise')
- [TL-2026-3792](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3792) — MEDIUM — Guardrail-Free LLM Used to Generate EDR-Evading Malware Undetected by 65 of 73 VirusTotal Engines (Deep Instinct Black Hat Demo)
- [TL-2026-3793](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3793) — MEDIUM — Agent Tesla RAT: credential, keystroke and clipboard theft with Telegram exfiltration
- [TL-2026-3719](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-3719) — INFO — MITRE ATT&CK v20 Adds 9 Enterprise Techniques Covering AI Exploits, MFA Bypass, and CAPTCHA Evasion

## Techniques observed

AML.T0051.000, [AML.T0051.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/AML.T0051.001), T1001.001, [T1003.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.001), [T1003.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.002), [T1003.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.003), [T1003.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.004), [T1003.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1003.006), [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005), [T1008](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1008), [T1016](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1016), T1016.001, T1016.002, [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), [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027), [T1027.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027.001), [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), T1027.014, [T1033](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1033), [T1036](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036), [T1036.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.001), [T1036.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.003), [T1036.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.005), [T1036.008](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1036.008), [T1041](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1041), [T1047](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1047), [T1048.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1048.003), [T1049](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1049), [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), T1055.002, [T1055.012](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1055.012), [T1056.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1056.001), [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), T1059.008, [T1068](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1068), [T1069.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1069.002), [T1070](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070), [T1070.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070.004), [T1070.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1070.006), [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), [T1074.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1074.001), [T1078](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078), [T1078.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.002), [T1078.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.004), [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082), [T1083](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1083), [T1087.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1087.002), [T1090](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090), [T1090.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090.002), [T1090.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1090.003), [T1098](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098), [T1098.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1098.005), [T1102](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102), [T1102.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102.001), [T1102.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1102.002), [T1105](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1105), [T1106](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1106), [T1110](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110), [T1110.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110.003), [T1111](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1111), [T1113](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1113), [T1119](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1119), [T1120](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1120), [T1123](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1123), [T1124](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1124), [T1125](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1125), [T1132.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1132.001), [T1132.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1132.002), [T1133](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1133), [T1134](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1134), [T1136.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1136.001), [T1136.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1136.002), [T1140](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1140), [T1176](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1176), [T1176.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1176.001), [T1185](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1185), [T1187](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1187), [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), [T1197](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1197), [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), [T1204.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1204.004), T1204.005, [T1211](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1211), [T1213](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1213), [T1218.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1218.005), T1218.009, [T1219](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1219), [T1219.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1219.002), [T1222.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1222.002), [T1406](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1406), [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), [T1420](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1420), [T1426](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1426), [T1437.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1437.001), [T1480](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1480), [T1482](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1482), [T1485](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1485), [T1489](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1489), [T1490](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1490), [T1491.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1491.002), [T1496](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1496), [T1497](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1497), [T1497.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1497.001), [T1497.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1497.003), [T1499.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1499.004), [T1505.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1505.003), [T1513](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1513), [T1516](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1516), [T1518](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1518), [T1518.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1518.001), T1521.001, [T1528](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1528), [T1534](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1534), [T1539](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1539), [T1543](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1543), [T1543.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1543.002), [T1544](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1544), [T1546](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1546), [T1546.015](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1546.015), T1546.018, [T1547](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1547), [T1547.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1547.001), [T1550.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1550.002), [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), [T1552.007](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552.007), [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), [T1557](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1557), [T1559](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1559), [T1559.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1559.001), [T1560](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1560), [T1560.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1560.001), T1560.002, T1562.001, [T1564.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1564.001), [T1564.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1564.004), [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), [T1566.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1566.004), [T1567](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1567), [T1567.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1567.002), [T1569.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1569.002), [T1571](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1571), [T1572](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1572), [T1573.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1573.001), [T1574.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1574.001), T1574.002, [T1575](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1575), [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), [T1583.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.006), [T1583.008](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1583.008), [T1584.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1584.004), [T1585](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585), [T1585.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585.001), [T1585.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1585.003), [T1586.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1586.002), [T1586.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1586.003), [T1587](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1587), [T1587.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1587.001), T1587.002, [T1587.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1587.004), [T1588](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588), [T1588.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.002), [T1588.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.005), [T1588.006](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.006), [T1588.007](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1588.007), [T1589](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1589), [T1589.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1589.001), [T1589.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1589.002), [T1590.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1590.005), [T1592](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1592), [T1595.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1595.002), [T1596.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1596.005), [T1598](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1598), [T1598.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1598.004), [T1608](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608), [T1608.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.001), [T1608.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.004), [T1608.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1608.005), [T1610](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1610), [T1614](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1614), [T1620](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1620), [T1622](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1622), [T1633.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1633.001), [T1646](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1646), [T1649](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1649), [T1655.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1655.001), T1656, [T1657](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1657), [T1660](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1660), [T1684.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1684.001), T1684.002, [T1685](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1685), [T1685.005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1685.005)

## Threat actors

[Rhysida](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Rhysida), Russian state-aligned actor, [CURIUM - G1012](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/CURIUM%20-%20G1012), [Storm-0133](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Storm-0133), [UNC1069](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/UNC1069), [Vane Viper](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Vane%20Viper), [Caramel Tsunami](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Caramel%20Tsunami), [DragonForce ransomware operators](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/DragonForce%20ransomware%20operators), [Black Basta](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Black%20Basta), [UNC1549](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/UNC1549), [KryBit](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/KryBit), [TeamPCP](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/TeamPCP), [UNC7017](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/UNC7017), [Cactus ransomware group](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Cactus%20ransomware%20group), [TAG-217](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/TAG-217), [APT38](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/APT38)

Nation-state attribution: Russia, Iran, North Korea, Israel

Threat categories: VULNERABILITY, PHISHING, THREAT_INTEL, SUPPLY_CHAIN, MALWARE, RANSOMWARE, APT, DATA_BREACH

## Severity breakdown

- critical: 11
- high: 25
- medium: 12
- low: 0

## Indicator & detection coverage

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

- Indicators of compromise: 908 (network 315, file 262, entity 75, tool 67, malware 63, behavioral 46, infrastructure 44, package 35, host 1)
- New detection rules: 441 (100% of the day’s threats covered)

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