A view on a recent Salt Typhoon intrusion
Salt Typhoon, a China-linked cyber espionage group, has been observed targeting global infrastructure using stealthy techniques like DLL sideloading and zero-day exploits. Darktrace identified early-stage intrusion activity consistent with Salt Typhoon's tactics in a European telecommunications organization. The intrusion likely began with exploitation of a Citrix NetScaler Gateway appliance, followed by pivoting to Citrix VDA hosts. The threat actor delivered a SNAPPYBEE backdoor via DLL side-loading, used LightNode VPS endpoints for command and control, and attempted data exfiltration. Darktrace's anomaly-based detections played a key role in surfacing and neutralizing the threat before it could escalate further, highlighting the importance of proactive defense against sophisticated state-sponsored actors.
Pulse ID: 68f6536b549a38d68528a530
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/68f6536b549a38d68528a530
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-10-20 15:21:15
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