This threat intelligence newsletter highlights the emerging 'Platform-as-a-Proxy' (PaaP) technique, where attackers abuse legitimate SaaS notifications to bypass traditional email security. It also covers active campaigns, including Storm-1175 deploying Medusa ransomware via CVE-2026-1731, and UAT-10362 targeting Taiwanese organizations with a novel Lua-based malware called LucidRook.
Medusa Ransomware
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Intelligence Center Storm-1175 focuses gaze on vulnerable web-facing assets in high-tempo Medusa ransomware operations Storm-1175 is a financially motivated threat actor that rapidly exploits N-day and zero-day vulnerabilities in web-facing assets to deploy Medusa ransomware. The group utilizes a high-tempo attack chain, leveraging LOLBins, RMM tools, and credential theft to move laterally and exfiltrate data before executing ransomware, often completing the entire attack lifecycle within days.
