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Georg Lauenstein

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206 detections

Detects the odbcconf LOLBin delivery step assessed for the MuddyWater-linked PatchAgent chain: 'odbcconf /f cloud.rsp' launched from a PatchAgent working directory, typically via a ClickFix lure (explorer -> conhost --headless -> cmd -> odbcconf) fetching the response file over WebDAV. odbcconf executing a .rsp response file is rare in legitimate use and is high-fidelity when paired with WebDAV or a user-writable working directory.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
3 months ago
1015
Detects creation of a hidden scheduled task disguised as a legitimate software update, a persistence technique used by ACR Stealer's Campaign 1 installer stage. The malware extracts payloads into deceptive AppData directories such as LogiOptionsPlus and registers a scheduled task to relaunch a pythonw.exe-based Python loader at user sign-in.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
3 months ago
2017
Detects regsvr32 executing cloud.dll (or a similarly named DLL exporting DllRegisterServer) as observed in the MuddyWater-linked PatchAgent loader chain. Stage 1 is executed via 'regsvr32 /s cloud.dll' following ClickFix-style social engineering, invoking DllRegisterServer with no user interaction to begin the three-stage loader chain leading to a hollowed notepad.exe HTTP backdoor.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
3 months ago
009
Detects the PatchAgent Stage 3 HTTP C2 protocol recovered from the decrypted shellcode: plain HTTP requests to /api/checkin, /api/cmd/<id>, or /api/result/<id> combined with the hardcoded, truncated User-Agent "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64)" (a real browser UA continues past this). Matching the API path plus the exact short UA keeps this durable across C2 IP rotation (observed on 46.30.188[.]99 and 185.228.83[.]217, port 8443).
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
3 months ago
008
Detects Python reverse shell execution from /tmp/rev_shell.py
as described in Siemens ROX II exploitation chain. This specific file path
and Python command injection pattern indicates active exploitation of the
command injection vulnerabilities in the feature key validation function.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
3 months ago
208
Detects connections to domains associated with the Montana Empire phishing kit, which leverages AI-hallucinated postal service domains for credential harvesting. This kit targets phantom domains identified through LLM hallucination prediction and exploits AI-generated domain suggestions.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
4 months ago
1011
Detects connections to AI-hallucinated API endpoints commonly generated by coding assistants. These phantom domains are weaponized by adversaries to intercept CI/CD pipeline telemetry, build notifications, and developer authentication tokens from automated systems.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
4 months ago
1011
Detects network connections to Telegram bot API endpoints consistent with the Montana Empire phishing kit's credential exfiltration mechanism. This kit uses Telegram as a C2 channel for real-time data theft from phantom squatting domains that exploit AI-hallucinated URLs.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
4 months ago
108
Detects network communication to OpenClaw malicious infrastructure. OpenClaw operates a skill marketplace that distributes AI-generated malware and exploits, representing an emerging supply chain threat to organizations.
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Georg Lauenstein@gsec
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SecOps Signals
4 months ago
5014
Detects file creation or process launch of a MeshCentral
remote-management agent that has been renamed to impersonate an Azure
service, or whose hash matches a known sample, as used by the ShinyHunters
threat actor for persistent remote access during the Oracle PeopleSoft
exploitation campaign reported by Mandiant in June 2026.
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SecOps Signals
4 months ago
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