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Explorer COM Hijacking Attack Loads Shellcode From AES-Encrypted Steganographic PNG

Cyber Press
Cyber Press
Published July 8, 2026Original Report

Threat Actors

Excerpt

A highly sophisticated cyberespionage campaign has been discovered utilizing advanced persistence techniques and encrypted steganography to infiltrate targeted networks. The 360 Advanced Threat Research Institute said in a report shared with Cyber Security News (CSN) that the notorious state-sponsored hacking group APT-C-20, widely known as APT28 or Fancy Bear, is actively orchestrating this stealthy operation. Active since 2004, this elite hacking collective is deploying a…

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Diamond Model

SOCIAL AXISTECHNOLOGY AXISADVERSARYAPT28INFRASTRUCTUREunknownCAPABILITYunknownVICTIMunknown
Adversary(1)
Infrastructure
Capability
Victim

Attack Flow7 steps · MITRE ATT&CK mapped

Initial AccessTA0001T1204.002
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User Execution: Malicious Macro
ActionExecute malicious macro document
Victim opens a macro-enabled document (readme.docm) which displays scrambled text, tricking the user into enabling active content.

Indicators of Compromise

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2 indicators

TypeIndicatorConfidenceScoreFirst Seen
MD577014b3e77529079f041b5b9e73a013bMediumScore 53/100First seen
MD5b077401fe3d9642345d4c3deafa60aa5HighScore 85/100First seen

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