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Lumma infostealer

Lumma Infostealer is an information-stealing malware family referenced in the provided reporting as “Lumma infostealer” and “Lumma Infostealer.” The content places it in the infostealer category and notes it in security-news coverage, including an item titled “Ninja Browser & Lumma Infostealer.” The strongest operational detail provided is that Lumma infostealer infrastructure was seized during an operation involving the United States, the European Union, and Microsoft. No additional high-confidence details on its infection vector, technical behavior, targeted industries, associated threat actor, supported platforms, or indicators of compromise are directly provided in the content.

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13 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Initial Access

1 technique
T1133External Remote ServicesEvidence1

"...paying Americans to host hardware... part of a shady proxy network that redirects malicious traffic through US residential IP addresses."

Execution

5 techniques
T1059.001PowerShellEvidence1

"What the victims actually paste is a heavily encoded PowerShell command that kicks off..."

T1059.003Windows Command ShellEvidence1

"A second infection path uses a similarly encoded command to fetch a batch script..."

T1059.005Visual BasicEvidence1

"...drops a VBScript file and executes it..."

T1127.001MSBuildEvidence1

"...executes it using a mix of built-in Windows utilities, including MSBuild."

T1204User ExecutionEvidence1

"...tricking Windows users into launching Windows Terminal and pasting malware into it themselves..."

Persistence

2 techniques
T1133External Remote ServicesEvidence1

"...paying Americans to host hardware... part of a shady proxy network that redirects malicious traffic through US residential IP addresses."

T1547Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionEvidence1

"...extracts further components that establish persistence..."

Privilege Escalation

2 techniques
T1055Process InjectionEvidence1

"...deploys Lumma Stealer... that injects itself into Chrome and Edge processes..."

T1547Boot or Logon Autostart ExecutionEvidence1

"...extracts further components that establish persistence..."

Stealth

2 techniques
T1055Process InjectionEvidence1

"...deploys Lumma Stealer... that injects itself into Chrome and Edge processes..."

T1127.001MSBuildEvidence1

"...executes it using a mix of built-in Windows utilities, including MSBuild."

Credential Access

1 technique
T1555.003Credentials from Web BrowsersEvidence1

"...injects itself into Chrome and Edge processes to siphon off stored login credentials..."

Collection

1 technique
T1560.001Archive via UtilityEvidence1

"The archive tool then extracts further components..."

Command and Control

2 techniques
T1102Web ServiceEvidence1

"...reaches out to cryptocurrency blockchain infrastructure – a trick sometimes dubbed 'EtherHiding'..."

T1105Ingress Tool TransferEvidence1

"...pulls down a renamed copy of the 7-Zip archive utility along with a compressed payload."

Other

1 technique
T1562.001Disable or Modify ToolsEvidence1

"...fiddle with Microsoft Defender exclusions..."

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