24th August – Threat Intelligence Report
2026-08-24T20:52:18Z•4df58f675b786c855e4ae77fc4b4413151f6168b5ba6b3e673047bb0a78d34c1
APTBTR ReforgedBYOVDCavern ManticoreClickFixCloudflare WorkersIran-nexusMOISMicrosoft DefenderOilRigOperation Dream JobPowerShellStopAndProtectWordPress compromisecloud securitydata breachkernel operationsmemory corruptionransomwaresandbox escapesigned driver abusesocial engineeringthreat intelligenceworkerdzero-day
What happened
Check Point Research’s August 2026 RSS collection covers ransomware campaigns and trends, nation-state activity, cloud and sandbox vulnerabilities, AI-enabled threats, data breaches, and attacks against critical infrastructure. Notable research includes StopAndProtect ransomware using compromised WordPress sites and ClickFix-driven PowerShell execution; BTR Reforged, which abuses Microsoft Defender’s signed remediation driver for kernel-level file and registry operations; the Iran-linked Cavern Manticore modular C2 framework; an Operation Dream Job campaign targeting defense and aerospace; and
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- checkpoint_research
- Record identifier
- 4df58f675b786c855e4ae77fc4b4413151f6168b5ba6b3e673047bb0a78d34c1
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-24T20:52:18Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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