All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

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Author: Harlan Carvey
Threat Research
Camera Management Software Compromise Leads to Malware Deployment
Camera Management Software Compromise Leads to Malware Deployment

Attackers compromised camera management software to deploy malware, establish persistence, and beacon to C2. Huntress breaks down the attack chain and IOCs.

Up a Creek Without a Command Line: Mapping an Akira Ransomware Attack
Up a Creek Without a Command Line: Mapping an Akira Ransomware Attack

How Huntress researchers reconstructed an Akira ransomware attack using Registry artifacts, Akira logs, and other post-compromise evidence.

The Not So Silent Miner: Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer on the Endpoint
The Not So Silent Miner: Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer on the Endpoint

Threat actors exploited Samsung MagicINFO to install AnyDesk, disable Defender, and compile a Monero miner directly on a victim endpoint. Learn the detection signals.

The Tale of Two INC Ransom Notes
The Tale of Two INC Ransom Notes

Huntress analysts reconstructed a three-week INC ransomware attack from endpoint data, uncovering a 17-day lull despite missing process telemetry.

September 21, 2026
Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM
Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM

Huntress has recently seen two incidents involving Settra, a ransomware variant that was first publicly reported in June 2026.

The Gentlemen (Ransomware) in Disguise: Defense Evasion and other TTPs
The Gentlemen (Ransomware) in Disguise: Defense Evasion and other TTPs

Two recent incidents involving The Gentlemen ransomware show the use of defense evasion tactics, including logs being cleared and attempts to add antivirus exclusions.

Leveling Up with NightSpire Ransomware
Leveling Up with NightSpire Ransomware

A recent investigation into a NightSpire ransomware incident found significant variations in TTPs—including the use of "trucked-in" non-native tools like Chrome Remoting Desktop and MEGASync—which suggests affiliate involvement and demonstrates that IoCs aren't static, regardless of the group's RaaS status.

Data Exfiltration and Threat Actor Infrastructure Exposed
Data Exfiltration and Threat Actor Infrastructure Exposed

Threat actors got creative with data staging and exfiltration — and in doing so, left their entire infrastructure exposed. Here's what Huntress SOC analysts documented.

March 12, 2026
Clearing the Water: Unmasking an Attack Chain of MuddyWater
Clearing the Water: Unmasking an Attack Chain of MuddyWater

Huntress traced a full Iranian-linked APT intrusion from RDP initial access through DLL side-loading and C2 communications. This is the complete MuddyWater attack chain, step by step.

Under the Hard Hat: How Hacked Construction Apps Are Bringing Down Jobsite Security
Under the Hard Hat: How Hacked Construction Apps Are Bringing Down Jobsite Security

A business-critical construction accounting app quietly installed additional software alongside itself — and that software became an attack vector. Here's what the Huntress SOC team found.

January 21, 2026
Velociraptor Misuse, Pt. II: The Eye of the Storm
Velociraptor Misuse, Pt. II: The Eye of the Storm

The threat actors from Part I weren't done. Part II tracks what happened after WSUS exploitation put a legitimate forensic tool in the wrong hands and how Huntress responded.

Looking Through a Pinhole at a Qilin Ransomware Attack
Looking Through a Pinhole at a Qilin Ransomware Attack

Investigating a Qilin ransomware attack with limited visibility is like piecing together a crime scene through a pinhole. Huntress shows what you can still figure out and what you'll miss.

Obscura, an Obscure New Ransomware Variant
Obscura, an Obscure New Ransomware Variant

Huntress analysts found a ransomware variant no one had documented before. Obscura hit multiple hosts across a network before anyone had a name for it. Here's the full breakdown.

Cephalus Ransomware: Don’t Lose Your Head
Cephalus Ransomware: Don’t Lose Your Head

Huntress came across a ransomware variant no one had documented. Cephalus hit two environments via RDP and compromised accounts without MFA. Here's what analysts found inside.

Exposing Data Exfil: LOLBins, TTPs, and Binaries…Oh, My!
Exposing Data Exfil: LOLBins, TTPs, and Binaries…Oh, My!

Before ransomware encrypts files, attackers stage and exfiltrate data for double extortion. Huntress breaks down the living-off-the-land binaries and TTPs threat actors use to do it quietly.