PULSE NAME
IOC - INTRUSION ANALYSIS: China-Nexus Adversary Targeting Southeast Asian Edge Network Infrastructure
WHITE celestre 2026-05-27 Modified: 2026-05-27
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IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
A China-nexus intrusion set has been identified conducting a large-scale campaign targeting edge network devices across Southeast Asia. The adversary deploys a custom Linux ELF implant (router.elf) directly onto compromised border routers, establishing persistent command-and-control (C2) via DNS over HTTPS (DoH) while simultaneously weaponizing the router's iptables subsystem to hijack downstream DNS traffic at scale.
Indicators of Compromise (1 / 14 total)
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FileHash-SHA256 6a43de021fa79dc3eb5f6ed509b605ef617f56af7de8b136698e5dd86c7775ae 2026-05-27