Threat Research

Tangerine Turkey utilizes VBScript-based worms that propagate laterally through removable media such as USB drives. The group relies on living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins), including wscript.exe and printui.exe, to execute payloads and maintain persistence. To evade detection, they alter registry settings and disguise malicious executables as legitimate system files....

This article presents a technical analysis of the VVS stealer (also known as VVS $tealer), focusing on its obfuscation and evasion techniques. Written in Python, the malware targets Discord users by exfiltrating credentials and authentication tokens. VVS stealer was actively developed and advertised for sale on Telegram as early as April 2025....