Cloud Atlas Activity in the Second Half of 2025 and Early 2026: New Tools and a New Payload

    Date: 05/26/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    Pervasive SSH tunnel activity from 2025 persisted into 2026, targeting Russian and Belarusian entities.The cyberespionage group Cloud Atlas, active since 2014, is behind some of these attacks.Recent investigations revealed new tools and indicators of compromise linked to the group.They have resumed using malicious shortcut archives to launch PowerShell scripts.They also continue exploiting an old Equation Editor vulnerability ($CVE-2018-0802$) via malicious documents.Third-party utilities like Tor, SSH, and RevSocks are deployed to maintain backup control channels.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

    Domains\URLs :

    tenkoff.org

    cloudguide.in

    goverru.com

    kufar.org

    ultimatecore.net

    spbnews.net

    onedrivesupport.net

    amerikastaj.com

    bigbang.me

    paleturquoise-dragonfly-364512.hostingersite.com

    wizzifi.com

    totallegacy.org

    mamurjor.com

    landscapeuganda.com

    lafortunaitalian.co.uk

    kommando.live

    internationalcommoditiesllc.com

    humanitas.si

    fishingflytackle.com

    firsai.tipshub.net

    alnakhlah.com.sa

    allgoodsdirect.com.au

    agenciakharis.com.br

    istochnik.org

    znews.neti

    investika-club.com

    IP Address : 

    194.102.104.207

    46.17.45.56

    46.17.45.49

    46.17.44.125

    46.17.44.212

    185.22.154.73

    194.87.196.163

    195.58.49.9

    93.125.114.193

    93.125.114.57

    45.87.219.116

    37.228.129.224

    185.53.179.136

    185.126.239.77

    5.181.21.75

    146.70.53.171

    45.15.65.134

    185.250.181.207

    81.30.105.71

    Hash : 

    7A95360B7E0EB5B107A3D231ABBC541A

    C0D1EAA15A2CEFBAB9735787575C8D8E

    D5B38B252CF212A4A32763DE36732D40

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    42AC350BFBC5B4EB0FEDBA16C81919C7

    493B901D1B33EB577DB64AADD948F9CE

    2CABB721681455DAE1B6A26709DEF453

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    6AA586BCC45CA2E92A4F0EF47E086FA1

    EBA3BCDB19A7E256BF8E2CC5B9C1CCA9

    B4E183627B7399006C1BC47B3711E419

    F56B31A4B47AD3365B18A7E922FBA1A8

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    2042EB5D52F0B535A1CE6B6F954C8C2B

    2AA1E9765EF6B00B94A9B6BE0041436A

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    867B634588C0FD6B26684D502C15AB03

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    0857C84B62289A1A9F29E19244E9A499

    0C514E137860F489E3801213460EF938

    50568B1F9335A7E3BA4E5DF035A8FB86

    7F776AD200287D6DE14A29158C457179

    51F7F794ED43FB90D0F8EBBB5EFFE628

    B8C753DD254509FBA5077FFD5067EAB0

    BC3739DEC8CD8F54F3F60A85F3ED600E

    EC076CD21C483A40156F4E40D08DADED

    216CB7F31D383C0DD892B284DF05A495

    116F59E70A9DF97F4ADAEA71EECB1E9A

    7242AC065B50BCDE9308756B49DBADCB

    8158552950D2E13B075001CE0C52AA97

    A75DBED984963B9AB21309C5B2F8FD9B

    0320DD389FDBAB25D46792BD2817675E

    5339D1A666F3E40FE756505CF1D87D4B

    67D7E3AEEB673BF60C59361C12A4ED81

    89572F0ED20791A5AC9FC4267D67CCB0

    B6AAE073E7BFEBF4D643C2BBEB5C02E1

    344CA9EA07CD4AC90EF27F8890D4EC05

    Filename : 

    WriteToSchedulerKillSSH.vbs

    Create_task_day.vbs

    WriteToSchedulerGenerateKey.vbs

    C:\Windows\INF\Run.vbs

    c:\Windows\INF\install.vbs

    Update.vbs

    c:\Windows\PLA\System\Gen.vbs

    C:\Windows\INF\GenK.vbs

    c:\Windows\PLA\System\Kill.vbs

    c:\Windows\PLA\System\Run.vbs

    c:\Windows\ime\imejp\Asset.exe

    c:\Windows\PLA\System\conhosts.exe

    c:\Windows\INF\BITS\esentprf.exe

    c:\Windows\INF\MSDTC\RuntimeBrokers.exe

    c:\Windows\inf\diagnostic.exe

    C:\Windows\PLA\System\bounce.exe

    C:\ProgramData\hp\client.exe

    C:\Windows\System32\timecontrolsvc\vmnetdrv64.exe

    C:\Windows\Resources\Update\Intel.exe

    C:\Windows\INF\package.exe

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    domainname like "lafortunaitalian.co.uk" or url like "lafortunaitalian.co.uk" or siteurl like "lafortunaitalian.co.uk" or domainname like "mamurjor.com" or url like "mamurjor.com" or siteurl like "mamurjor.com" or domainname like "bigbang.me" or url like "bigbang.me" or siteurl like "bigbang.me" or domainname like "paleturquoise-dragonfly-364512.hostingersite.com" or url like "paleturquoise-dragonfly-364512.hostingersite.com" or siteurl like "paleturquoise-dragonfly-364512.hostingersite.com" or domainname like "goverru.com" or url like "goverru.com" or siteurl like "goverru.com" or domainname like "ultimatecore.net" or url like "ultimatecore.net" or siteurl like "ultimatecore.net" or domainname like "agenciakharis.com.br" or url like "agenciakharis.com.br" or siteurl like "agenciakharis.com.br" or domainname like "istochnik.org" or url like "istochnik.org" or siteurl like "istochnik.org" or domainname like "investika-club.com" or url like "investika-club.com" or siteurl like "investika-club.com" or domainname like "onedrivesupport.net" or url like "onedrivesupport.net" or siteurl like "onedrivesupport.net" or domainname like "amerikastaj.com" or url like "amerikastaj.com" or siteurl like "amerikastaj.com" or domainname like "kufar.org" or url like "kufar.org" or siteurl like "kufar.org" or domainname like "humanitas.si" or url like "humanitas.si" or siteurl like "humanitas.si" or domainname like "totallegacy.org" or url like "totallegacy.org" or siteurl like "totallegacy.org" or domainname like "kommando.live" or url like "kommando.live" or siteurl like "kommando.live" or domainname like "internationalcommoditiesllc.com" or url like "internationalcommoditiesllc.com" or siteurl like "internationalcommoditiesllc.com" or domainname like "firsai.tipshub.net" or url like "firsai.tipshub.net" or siteurl like "firsai.tipshub.net" or domainname like "cloudguide.in" or url like "cloudguide.in" or siteurl like "cloudguide.in" or domainname like "tenkoff.org" or url like "tenkoff.org" or siteurl like "tenkoff.org" or domainname like "fishingflytackle.com" or url like "fishingflytackle.com" or siteurl like "fishingflytackle.com" or domainname like "allgoodsdirect.com.au" or url like "allgoodsdirect.com.au" or siteurl like "allgoodsdirect.com.au" or domainname like "landscapeuganda.com" or url like "landscapeuganda.com" or siteurl like "landscapeuganda.com" or domainname like "wizzifi.com" or url like "wizzifi.com" or siteurl like "wizzifi.com" or domainname like "spbnews.net" or url like "spbnews.net" or siteurl like "spbnews.net" or domainname like "alnakhlah.com.sa" or url like "alnakhlah.com.sa" or siteurl like "alnakhlah.com.sa" or domainname like "znews.neti" or url like "znews.neti" or siteurl like "znews.neti"

    Detection Query 2 :

    dstipaddress IN ("185.53.179.136","46.17.44.212","185.22.154.73","195.58.49.9","46.17.44.125","81.30.105.71","194.102.104.207","37.228.129.224","5.181.21.75","146.70.53.171","46.17.45.56","46.17.45.49","194.87.196.163","93.125.114.193","93.125.114.57","45.87.219.116","185.126.239.77","45.15.65.134","185.250.181.207") or srcipaddress IN ("185.53.179.136","46.17.44.212","185.22.154.73","195.58.49.9","46.17.44.125","81.30.105.71","194.102.104.207","37.228.129.224","5.181.21.75","146.70.53.171","46.17.45.56","46.17.45.49","194.87.196.163","93.125.114.193","93.125.114.57","45.87.219.116","185.126.239.77","45.15.65.134","185.250.181.207")

    Detection Query 3 :

    md5hash IN ("BA9CE06641067742F2AFC9691FAFF1DC","FB0F8027ACF1B1E47E07A63D8812ED50","F6F62456FB0FCC396FB654CBED339BC3","0577DB70844E88B32B954906E2F20798","C0D1EAA15A2CEFBAB9735787575C8D8E","2042EB5D52F0B535A1CE6B6F954C8C2B","7A95360B7E0EB5B107A3D231ABBC541A","D5B38B252CF212A4A32763DE36732D40","3C75CEDB1196DF5EAB91F31411ED4B33","42AC350BFBC5B4EB0FEDBA16C81919C7","493B901D1B33EB577DB64AADD948F9CE","2CABB721681455DAE1B6A26709DEF453","1B39E86EB772A0E40060B672B7F574F1","1D401D6E6FC0B00AAA2C65A0AC0CFD6B","40A562B8600F843B717BC5951B2E3C29","F721A76DEB28FD0B80D27FCE6B8F5016","D3C8AFD22BAA306FF659DB1FAC28574A","6D7B2D1172BBDB7340972D844F6F0717","9769F43B9DE8D19E803263267FA6D62E","63B6BE9AE8D8024A40B200CCCB438F1D","6AA586BCC45CA2E92A4F0EF47E086FA1","EBA3BCDB19A7E256BF8E2CC5B9C1CCA9","B4E183627B7399006C1BC47B3711E419","F56B31A4B47AD3365B18A7E922FBA1A8","25C8ED0511375DCA57EF136AC3FA0CCA","5329F7BFF9D0D5DB28821B86C26D628F","2B4BA4FACF8C299749771A3A4369782E","BBF1FA694122E07635DEEAC11AD712F8","F301AA3D62B5095EEC4D8E34201A4769","F9C3BBE108566D1A6B070F9C5FB03160","369B75BDCDED16469EDE7AB8BEDCFAE1","9EAAE9491F6A50D6DF0BE393734A44CB","3E6E9DF00A764B348EC611EE8504ACA0","9BD788F285E32A05E6591D1EB36EBFFC","F42085522EC2EBB16EDCF814E7C330AD","2AA1E9765EF6B00B94A9B6BE0041436A","36120F5E9411BCBAC7104EF3FA964ED2","5000A353399500BC78381DC95B6ED2DC","579A9952D31CAD801A3988DBE7914CE7","867B634588C0FD6B26684D502C15AB03","38FA4306FA4406BA31CF171AF4D36E34","83EDDE9F7EEEFAC0363413972F35572B","CC751619BFEC0DC4607C17112B9E3B2C","A632858F14B36F03D0F213F5F5D6BFF2","097CA205AD9E3B72018750280904718C","69121C36EB8BF77962DCA825FCFFD873","C5702EB250F855C8C872FFFB9BB656ED","ED34F5A136FBA4FDEA976570FAA33ED7","28ECF8FB6719E14231B94B4D37629B0E","0857C84B62289A1A9F29E19244E9A499","0C514E137860F489E3801213460EF938","50568B1F9335A7E3BA4E5DF035A8FB86","7F776AD200287D6DE14A29158C457179","51F7F794ED43FB90D0F8EBBB5EFFE628","B8C753DD254509FBA5077FFD5067EAB0","BC3739DEC8CD8F54F3F60A85F3ED600E","EC076CD21C483A40156F4E40D08DADED","216CB7F31D383C0DD892B284DF05A495","116F59E70A9DF97F4ADAEA71EECB1E9A","7242AC065B50BCDE9308756B49DBADCB","8158552950D2E13B075001CE0C52AA97","A75DBED984963B9AB21309C5B2F8FD9B","0320DD389FDBAB25D46792BD2817675E","5339D1A666F3E40FE756505CF1D87D4B","67D7E3AEEB673BF60C59361C12A4ED81","89572F0ED20791A5AC9FC4267D67CCB0","B6AAE073E7BFEBF4D643C2BBEB5C02E1","344CA9EA07CD4AC90EF27F8890D4EC05")

    Detection Query 4 :

    resourcename = "Windows Security" and eventtype = "4663" and objectname In ("WriteToSchedulerKillSSH.vbs","Create_task_day.vbs","WriteToSchedulerGenerateKey.vbs","C:\Windows\INF\Run.vbs","c:\Windows\INF\install.vbs","Update.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Gen.vbs","C:\Windows\INF\GenK.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Kill.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Run.vbs","c:\Windows\ime\imejp\Asset.exe","c:\Windows\PLA\System\conhosts.exe","c:\Windows\INF\BITS\esentprf.exe","c:\Windows\INF\MSDTC\RuntimeBrokers.exe","c:\Windows\inf\diagnostic.exe","C:\Windows\PLA\System\bounce.exe","C:\ProgramData\hp\client.exe","C:\Windows\System32\timecontrolsvc\vmnetdrv64.exe","C:\Windows\Resources\Update\Intel.exe","C:\Windows\INF\package.exe")

    Detection Query 5 :

    technologygroup = "EDR" and objectname In ("WriteToSchedulerKillSSH.vbs","Create_task_day.vbs","WriteToSchedulerGenerateKey.vbs","C:\Windows\INF\Run.vbs","c:\Windows\INF\install.vbs","Update.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Gen.vbs","C:\Windows\INF\GenK.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Kill.vbs","c:\Windows\PLA\System\Run.vbs","c:\Windows\ime\imejp\Asset.exe","c:\Windows\PLA\System\conhosts.exe","c:\Windows\INF\BITS\esentprf.exe","c:\Windows\INF\MSDTC\RuntimeBrokers.exe","c:\Windows\inf\diagnostic.exe","C:\Windows\PLA\System\bounce.exe","C:\ProgramData\hp\client.exe","C:\Windows\System32\timecontrolsvc\vmnetdrv64.exe","C:\Windows\Resources\Update\Intel.exe","C:\Windows\INF\package.exe")

    Reference:    

    https://securelist.com/cloud-atlas-2026/119895/                     


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    Threat ActorVulnerabilityCVE-2018BelarusRussiaExploitTORCyber Espionage

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