Psychedelic Stealer Campaign Targeting Ukraine via ClickFix
Score: 9/10

Psychedelic Stealer Campaign Targeting Ukraine via ClickFix

Russian-branded ClickFix campaigns are compromising Ukrainian websites to deliver the Psychedelic infostealer and persistent remote access tools using fake CAPTCHA lures.

Executive Summary

Arctic Wolf Labs and Blackpoint Cyber are tracking an ongoing campaign targeting Ukrainian users by compromising legitimate business websites to inject malicious iframes. These iframes display a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA (ClickFix) that tricks users into copying a malicious command to their clipboard and executing it via the Windows Run dialog. The campaign primarily delivers a previously undocumented infostealer dubbed Psychedelic Stealer, alongside other persistent threats like RemotePanel and BoundSiphon.

The attack chain is notable for its use of legitimate local business traffic and a shift from encoded PowerShell to Windows Installer (msiexec.exe) commands to bypass traditional detection. The infrastructure includes a Russian-branded lure-management panel called 'РУБЛЁВКА TDS', which tracks visitor interaction across 32 countries, though the primary focus remains on Ukraine.

The business impact is severe, as the malware targets browser credentials, session tokens, and a wide array of cryptocurrency wallets (e.g., MetaMask, Trust Wallet). Furthermore, the inclusion of remote tasking and persistent backdoors like RemotePanel allows operators to maintain long-term access and deploy additional payloads, transforming a one-time data theft into a sustained breach.

Key Details

Threat Name

Psychedelic Stealer

Affects

Cisco Secure Email Gateway, Check Point VPN, ConnectWise ScreenConnect Client

Adversary

Dark Caracal Other Adversaries and Aliases: РУБЛЁВКА TDS operators

Malware/Tools

Psychedelic Stealer, Psychedelic, RemotePanel, BoundSiphon

Report Score

9out of 10
Quality Score
Excellent
IOC Quality10
TTP Details9
Detection Guidance7
Enterprise Relevance8
Clarity & Structure9
Technical Depth9

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