Security News > 2023 > February > New EX-22 Tool Empowers Hackers with Stealthy Ransomware Attacks on Enterprises

Some of the notable features include establishing a reverse shell with elevated privileges, uploading and downloading files, logging keystrokes, launching ransomware to encrypt files, and starting a live VNC session for real-time access.

The cybersecurity firm assessed with moderate confidence that threat actors responsible for creating the malware are operating from North, East, or Southeast Asia and are likely former affiliates of the LockBit ransomware.

Advertised as a fully undetectable malware on Telegram and YouTube, EX-22 is offered for $1,000 a month or $5,000 for lifetime access.

Criminal actors purchasing the toolkit are provided a login panel to access the EX-22 server and remotely control the malware.

Since its first appearance on November 27, 2022, the malware authors have continuously iterated the toolkit with new features, indicating active development work.

The connections to LockBit 3.0 arise from technical and infrastructure overlaps, with both malware families utilizing the same domain fronting mechanism for hiding command-and-control traffic.

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