Operation FlashHole: Lazarus breaks security, defies control

2026-10-21T08:51:47Z•785fc0ed3b1bff9daf7aa42a2ffd7bce2ed6e527d53702ff2db9e3cf306c8180
APTActive DirectoryCrossWeb EXElementGPO abuseGhostContainerGroup PolicyLazarusMQTTMacSyncMirage Kitten,MovieReaperNightEagleOperation FlashHolePAYLOAD ransomwareRDPSolanaToy GhoulsbackdoorinfostealermacOS malwareransomwarethreat-intelligencetorrent malwarewatering-hole

What happened

Kaspersky Securelist threat intelligence feed covering recent campaigns and malware activity, including Lazarus Operation FlashHole, MacSync macOS stealer, PAYLOAD ransomware abusing Active Directory Group Policy, MovieReaper torrent-based Trojan delivery, NightEagle and Toy Ghouls backdoors, Mirage Kitten malware, ValleyRAT, and industrial control system threats. Techniques include watering-hole attacks, compromised torrents, masquerading, GitHub-hosted tooling, MQTT and Matrix-based command and control, Active Directory and RDP exploitation, and attacks against warehouse, aviation, FinTech,.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
kaspersky_securelist
Record identifier
785fc0ed3b1bff9daf7aa42a2ffd7bce2ed6e527d53702ff2db9e3cf306c8180
Enrichment time
2026-10-21T08:51:47Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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