PhiliKit
Hunt this family in your stack
Mallory pivots from this family to the IOCs, detections, and named campaigns that touch your stack, and pages you when something new lands.
Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Also identified by the Slovakian cybersecurity vendor is a new toolkit linked to UNC5221 dubbed PhiliKit that acts as a passive backdoor for executing shell commands, Python scripts, and Perl scripts.
Techniques & procedures
2 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Initial Access
1 technique
Initial Access
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A passive backdoor linked to UNC5221 that can execute shell commands as well as Python and Perl scripts. It is suspected to be deployed as part of the SPAWN malware suite.
A newly identified implant assessed to be part of UNC5221's SPAWN toolset used against Ivanti VPN appliances.
The version that knows your environment.
Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.
Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.