Octopus Trojan is a Delphi malware family used by DustSquad. Kaspersky reported that DustSquad continued targeting diplomatic entities in Central Asia and their consulates in APAC and the Middle East using tools including Octopus, Zaka, Akinak, and Harpoon. The malware had been previously analyzed by Kaspersky in April 2018. Based on the provided content, Octopus is associated with DustSquad operations against diplomatic targets. No additional high-confidence details on infection vector, specific capabilities, or indicators of compromise are provided in the source content.
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1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
DustSquad... tools being used alongside the already known Octopus Trojan. We had initially analyzed this Delphi malware in April 2018.
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CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
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Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
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