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TF-MAL-elf.iocontrol

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: elf.iocontrol

Category: elf.iocontrol First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `elf.iocontrol`. Aliases: OrpraCab,QueueCat.

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 elf.iocontrol VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.iocontrol

IOC database

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

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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 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/elf.iocontrol

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:claroty.com

    Team82 has researched a malware sample called IOCONTROL linked to an Iran-based attack group used to target IoT and OT civilian infrastructure in the U.S. and Israel.

  • web:cybersecuritynews.com

    A newly identified malware strain dubbed "IOCONTROL" has emerged as a critical threat to operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) systems, particularly targeting fuel-management infrastructure in the United States and Israel. First observed in December 2024, this Linux-based malware has been linked to the pro-Iranian hacktivist group Cyber Av3ngers, which has historically ...

  • web:dailysecurityreview.com

    Iranian-linked hackers are using the newly discovered IOCONTROL malware to target critical infrastructure in Israel and the US, compromising IoT devices and SCADA systems. The modular malware poses a significant threat.

  • web:krypt3ia.wordpress.com

    Associated malware family : IOCONTROL / elf.iocontrol Operational focus: Israeli-linked OT/IoT systems, U.S. critical infrastructure, fuel systems, water systems, PLC/HMI devices, and internet-exposed embedded platforms.

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

    IOControl is a Linux backdoor which targets ARM-based IoT and OT systems, which a particular focus on Fuel and Industrial Control Systems.

  • web:securityboulevard.com

    What is IOCONTROL? IOCONTROL is a custom-built malware platform attributed to CyberAv3ngers by Claroty Team82. It is designed to run on a variety of Linux-based IoT and OT devices due to its modular architecture.

  • web:thehackernews.com

    The malware has been codenamed IOCONTROL by OT cybersecurity company Claroty, highlighting its ability to attack IoT and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices such as IP cameras, routers, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), human-machine interfaces (HMIs), firewalls, and other Linux-based IoT/OT platforms.

  • web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

    Iranian threat actors are utilizing a new malware named IOCONTROL to compromise Internet of Things (IoT) devices and OT/SCADA systems used by critical infrastructure in Israel and the United States.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    Please contact the authoring agencies and applicable vendors through existing support channels available to customers and integrators (see Contact Information) to receive support, mitigation , and investigation assistance, and engage your cyber incident response plans.

  • web:www.joesandbox.com

    Signatures ELF contains segments with high entropy indicating compressed/encrypted content Executes the "rm" command used to delete files or directories Sample contains only a LOAD segment without any section mappings Tries to connect to HTTP servers, but all servers are down (expired dropper behavior) Uses the "uname" system call to query kernel version information (possible evasion)

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