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Silent Lynx Exploits WinRAR in CIS Government Campaign

2026-10-16 15:21 UTC · The Hacker News · read the source ↗ #apt#winrar#powershell
  • Engineer — Learn: No CVE or patch version is named, no enrichment signals exist, and targets are CIS government entities — nothing actionable for patching or configuration today, but the WinRAR exploitation chain is worth tracking if a specific CVE surfaces.
  • SOC/IR — Plan: The multi-stage chain — macro-enabled lures → PS2EXE dropper → GitHub-hosted PowerShell C2 → WinRAR delivery — maps to detectable ATT&CK behaviors; consider building or tuning detections for GitHub-domain PowerShell callbacks and PS2EXE execution patterns this quarter.
  • Leader — Skip
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