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Malware

Cyclops

According to HarfangLabs, Cyclops is a malware platform written in Go which dates back to December 2023, and that they believe has been deployed against targets in the Middle-East in 2024.

Cyclops is a Windows malware family.

Background

HarfangLabs reports that Cyclops is a Go-based malware platform first seen in December 2023, which they assess was used against Middle-Eastern targets during 2024. The tool lets operators run arbitrary commands against the victim's file system and move laterally through the compromised network. A distinctive feature is its control mechanism: a HTTP REST API made available to operators over an SSH tunnel.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).