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Disect Netscaler Citrix Vulnerability CVE 2026-88771/72 - Uncovering the exploit & it's infrastructure

In September 2026, Citrix disclosed two critical vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88772 in NetScaler ADC and Gateway. Both carry a 9.5 CVSS score and affect default configurations. Approximately 50,000 internet-exposed NetScaler instances were reachable at the time of disclosure. This research analyzes a captured operations console at `66.154.127.156` (AS35916 MULTACOM CORPORATION, Leesburg, Virginia).

OCT 10, 2026

Suspected Sidewinder Campaign Against South Asian Governments and Finance Targets

While threat hunting, we identified an exposed VPS at 66.179.31[.]191 hosted on BL Networks (AS399629) in Singapore. The host ran a Python SimpleHTTP server on port 8898 with directory listing enabled. AttackCapture archived the directory and flagged it as a potential malicious open directory. What it exposed was a working attack server: 395 files across 9 subdirectories, roughly 182 MB, containing exploit code for GeoServer, GeoTools, Laravel Ignition, Tomcat, and a Redis module loader, along with phpMyAdmin weak-credential scripts, target lists, session cookies, C2 configuration, and operational logs.

APTOpen DirectorySideWinderSliverVshellSnowlightSouth AsiaPakistanBangladeshNepalSri LankaGovernment TargetingDefence SectorCritical Infrastructure
SEP 15, 2026

Inside PlayCrypt: Deconstructing the Amadey → Cobalt Strike → Play Multi-Stage Ransomware Chain

One file hash. A few pivots. That's all it took to walk straight into Play ransomware's back office: a Cobalt Strike server on Tencent loaded with exploit and credential-theft scripts, a live Sliver C2 host, and a team server actively churning out evasive Windows payloads, all sitting in open directories, no victim network required. A misconfigured leak site handed over Play's negotiation timelines for free. And one intrusion traced back to a single binary carrying Amadey, Cobalt Strike, Elex, and the Play encryptor together, proof that if you're only watching the network, you're already too late.

APTPlay RansomwareAdversary Infrastructure HuntingMalware AnalysisThreat IntelligenceCTICybersecurityCobalt StrikeSilver C2AmadeyThreat HuntingDark web
AUG 14, 2026

Scattered Spider: Many Names, One Syndicate

A financially motivated collective that weaponises social engineering over malware, mapped through domain impersonation, JARM pivoting and IOC clustering.

CybercrimeSocial EngineeringThreat HuntingThreat Intelligence
18 DEC 2025

Operation Black Mirror: ClickFix Campaign Analysis

Multi-campaign analysis of ClickFix operations run by both APT actors and crimeware crews, focused on Win+R lures and infrastructure-level hunting.

APTMalwareThreat HuntingClickFix
20 NOV 2025

When the Bazaar Burned From Within: The Silent Breach of Nobitex

How a cryptocurrency exchange was taken apart from the inside, and what its internal architecture revealed once the attackers published it.

Breach AnalysisCryptocurrencyThreat IntelligenceForensics
02 SEP 2025