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Project AK47: Uncovering a Link to the SharePoint Vulnerability Attacks

ID: 3c51f76e-3ade-5fd9-ab97-4a4f720e4689

STIX ID: report--3c51f76e-3ade-5fd9-ab97-4a4f720e4689

Feed Name: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42

Threat Score
80/100

Date Published: 2025-08-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

Author: Hiroaki Hara and Mark Lim

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Unit42 analyzes CL-CRI-1040—linked with Microsoft’s Storm-2603—and describes Project AK47, a malware toolkit (AK47C2 backdoor with DNS/HTTP C2, AK47/X2ANYLOCK ransomware, and DLL sideloading loaders) used in active exploitation of recent SharePoint (ToolShell) vulnerabilities; the report provides technical protocol details, IoCs, links to LockBit 3.0 affiliate artifacts and a Warlock leak site, and recommended mitigations.

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