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Dark Partners is a cybercriminal operation associated with fake websites impersonating AI, VPN, and other well-known software brands to distribute information-stealing malware across both macOS and Windows. The operation has been linked to delivery of Poseidon Stealer on macOS and PayDay Loader on Windows, with the latter functioning as an intermediary that ultimately deploys Lumma Stealer. Activity attributed to this cluster indicates a financially motivated malware distribution scheme centered on brand impersonation and user deception. The operation relies on fraudulent download pages and likely malvertising or search-driven traffic acquisition to lure victims seeking legitimate software. On Windows, PayDay Loader has been observed using Google Calendar as a dead-drop resolver to obtain command-and-control information and retrieve obfuscated JavaScript that loads Lumma Stealer. Reporting also links the operation to a Node.js-based stealer component capable of collecting cryptocurrency wallet data and packaging it for exfiltration. These behaviors demonstrate initial access through social engineering, follow-on payload delivery, credential and wallet theft, and data exfiltration, along with defense-evasion tradecraft through staged loaders and indirect command-and-control resolution. Known aliases are limited to Dark Partners. No high-confidence evidence in the available material supports attribution to a nation state or identifies confirmed sub-groups.
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