Killing me gently: Inside Gentlemen’s EDR killer framework

2026-06-19T08:51:44Z39176ce655f36126be295b8890634d75efebbc241fa8495ed9846865ab11c4a9
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What happened

ESET’s WeLiveSecurity feed (Jun 2026) highlights multiple high-impact research reports and advisories: an in-depth investigation of the 'Gentlemen' RaaS ecosystem and its EDR-killer framework that weaponizes vulnerable drivers to disable endpoint protection; discovery of SprySOCKS — a FishMonger backdoor that weaponizes a kernel driver for stealthy C2 and persistence; EvilTokens, a phishing kit that subverts Microsoft authentication flows to hijack accounts without stealing passwords; and a series of APT updates (OceanLotus, Webworm, GopherWhisper, FrostyNeighbor, ScarCruft, NGate) plus mobile

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39176ce655f36126be295b8890634d75efebbc241fa8495ed9846865ab11c4a9
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2026-06-19T08:51:44Z
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