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TraderTraitor macOS FLATROOF Backdoor: Detection & IOCs

Fake Terraform job tests drop FLATROOF and ROOFDECK on a DevOps Mac with no crypto ties. Includes 9 detection rules, 29 IOCs and a free Splunk SPL query.

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Chapters

  1. 0:00The hookBackdoors target IT services now too.
  2. 0:04The storyMac harbored backdoors for 11 days.
  3. 0:11Attack pathFake interviews exploited typosquatted providers.
  4. 0:24AttributionAttributed to TraderTraitor.
  5. 0:28Indicators of compromise29 indicators to hunt: 3 IPs, 10 domains and 1 URL, and more.
  6. 0:36MITRE ATT&CK techniques18 ATT&CK techniques, from initial access to command and control.
  7. 0:41Remediation4 steps now: Hunt macOS endpoints for the FLATROOF/ROOFDECK file paths, SHA-1 hashes.
  8. 0:50Detection rules9 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.
Transcript

0:00Backdoors target IT services now too.

0:05Mac harbored backdoors for 11 days.

0:07Cursor IDE triggered beaconing.

0:11Fake interviews exploited typosquatted providers.

0:14Cursor IDE launched two Rust backdoors.

0:17They harvested credentials and beaconed to Telegram.

0:24Attributed to TraderTraitor. Confidence: high.

0:2929 indicators to hunt: 3 IPs, 10 domains and 1 URL, and more.

0:3618 ATT&CK techniques, from initial access to command and control.

0:424 steps now: Hunt macOS endpoints for the FLATROOF/ROOFDECK file paths, SHA-1 hashes.

0:519 detection rules, in SPL, KQL and Sigma.

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