The PolySwarm Blog

Verticals Targeted: Government
Regions Targeted: US
Related Families: StealC, RedLine, NetSupport RAT, DeerStealer, HijackLoader, SectopRAT

Executive Summary

CastleLoader, a versatile malware loader, has infected 469 devices since May 2025, leveraging Cloudflare-themed ClickFix phishing and fake GitHub repositories to deliver information stealers and RATs. Its sophisticated attack chain, high infection rate, and modular design make it a significant threat to organizations, particularly U.S. government entities.

Related Families: NewsTerminal, OfficeFuel, FuelDump, Gorble
Verticals Targeted: Government, Military, Education, Aerospace

Executive Summary

Iran nexus threat actor group APT42 was recently observed targeting entities in the US and Israel in a phishing campaign. Targets included entities in the government, military, education, and aerospace verticals, as well as individuals associated with the 2024 US Presidential candidates.

Verticals Targeted: Oil & Gas, Energy, Critical Infrastructure

Related Families: Elibomi, FakeReward, AxBanker, IcRAT, IcSpy
Verticals Targeted: Financial

Executive Summary

Trend Micro recently reported on a phishing and Android malware campaign targeting clients of multiple banks in India. The campaign leverages multiple malware families, including Elibomi, FakeReward, AxBanker, IcRAT, and IcSpy.

Executive Summary

The aviation and aerospace verticals face numerous challenges in the form of cyber threats. This report gives an overview of the different threat actor motivations to target aviation and aerospace and the types of threats to these verticals.