New WailingCrab Malware Loader Spreading via Shipping-Themed Emails

siteadmin November 23, 2023

WailingCrab malware, which originates from threat actor TA544, is using delivery-themed emails to infect hosts, subsequent to which it deploys a backdoor, allowing the C2 server to send more payloads. The malware utilises a lightweight messaging protocol, MQTT, and has switched from using Discord to MQTT for stealth and detection evasion. Components of the malware are stored on platforms like Discord.