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TF-MAL-ps1.octopus

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: Octopus

Category: Octopus First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `ps1.octopus`. Printable name: Octopus.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.

domain ps1.octopus VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Too Many Requests for domains/ps1.octopus

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
ps1.octopus
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-ps1.octopus

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Too Many Requests for domains/ps1.octopus

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:advisories.octopus.com

    Details In affected Microsoft Windows versions of Octopus Deploy, the server can be coerced into sending server-side requests that contain authentication material allowing a suitably positioned attacker to compromise the account running Octopus Server and potentially the host infrastructure itself.

  • web:adware.guru

    Octopus - Ransomware T he Octopus stands for a ransomware-type infection. The virus comes from the Phobos ransomware family . Octopus was elaborated specifically to encrypt all major file types. When the file is encrypted people are not able to use them. Octopus adds the ". [octopusdoc@mail.ee]. octopus " extension for each file encrypted by it.

  • web:attack.mitre.org

    Octopus is a Windows Trojan written in the Delphi programming language that has been used by Nomadic Octopus to target government organizations in Central Asia since at least 2014.

  • web:cybernews.com

    The FBI warns of a surge in ATM jackpotting attacks, with more than 700 incidents in 2025 alone. Hackers use Ploutus malware to force machines to dispense cash.

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    The author describes Octopus as an "open source, pre-operation C2 server based on python which can control an Octopus powershell agent through HTTP/S." It is different from the malware win. octopus written in Delphi and attributed to DustSquad by Kaspersky Labs.

  • web:secureblitz.com

    Reports show that NetBeans projects are being poisoned by a malware known as the Octopus Scanner. Java developers are warned to take security measures

  • web:www.breachsense.com

    Complete malware remediation now requires addressing both the infected endpoint and the stolen authentication data. Your malware incident response playbook must account for both.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices. The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    This guidance helps private and public sector organisations deal with the effects of malware (which includes ransomware). It provides actions to help organisations prevent a malware infection, and also steps to take if you're already infected. Following this guidance will reduce: the likelihood of becoming infected the spread of malware throughout your organisation the impact of the infection

  • web:www.wiz.io

    Understand the critical aspects of CVE-2025-0588 with a detailed vulnerability assessment, exploitation potential, affected technologies, and remediation guidance.

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