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Interpol-Impersonation Campaign Deploying IcedID, Qakbot, and Custom Ransomware
Threat actors are executing a targeted phishing campaign impersonating Interpol to compromise small business networks. The attack chain leverages high-pressure social engineering to deliver IcedID and Qakbot initial access trojans (IATs), which are utilized for credential theft and lateral movement within the environment. The final stage involves the deployment of custom ransomware designed for data encryption and operational disruption. Notably, security researchers discovered decryption keys embedded within the ransomware payload, indicating a critical implementation flaw or a specific behavioral pattern in the malware's deployment logic.