Malicious Recon Output Staged in Qlik Sense Fonts Directory by Cactus Ransomware

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access → Discovery

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
- T1033System Owner/User Discovery
- T1049System Network Connections Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects discovery command output being redirected into the Qlik Sense web-served fonts directory using the qle.ttf or qle.woff filenames, a data-staging technique used by Cactus ransomware operators after exploiting Qlik Sense to make recon results retrievable over HTTP. Writing whoami or quser output into a webroot fonts path is a strong indicator of hands-on-keyboard exploitation.

Reporting behind it

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Malicious Recon Output Staged in Qlik Sense Fonts Directory by Cactus Ransomware

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