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DOUBLECUP's PNG Payload, (Mon, Aug 24th)

ID: b1596187-f3bb-53af-a272-ed418a781a19

STIX ID: report--b1596187-f3bb-53af-a272-ed418a781a19

Feed Name: SANS ISC Diary

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2026-08-24

Date Updated: 2026-08-24

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This brief analysis explains that the DOUBLECUP sample does not use true steganography: a PowerShell payload is simply appended to a PNG and begins with CR+LF, enabling extraction with FINDSTR and direct execution via PowerShell; the write-up highlights the trick but shows no evidence of widespread exploitation.

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