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CYFIRMA Research: Unmasking a Python Stealer- XillenStealer
🚨 Threat Intelligence Alert – XillenStealer 🚨
CYFIRMA research identifies XillenStealer, a Python-based open-source information stealer circulating on GitHub, built to exfiltrate:
🔹 Browser credentials & cookies
🔹 Cryptocurrency wallets
🔹 Discord, Steam, Telegram sessions
🔹 System & network data + screenshots
Key insights:
⚙️ Builder GUI lowers entry barriers, enabling even low-skilled actors to deploy the malware.
📤 Data exfiltration is routed via Telegram bots.
🕵️♂️ Anti-analysis, sandbox evasion & persistence mechanisms enhance stealth.
🌐 Linked to Russian-speaking cybercriminal group “Xillen Killers” offering a suite of offensive tools & services.
🔑 Why it matters: Open-source availability accelerates adoption by threat actors, while also giving defenders valuable visibility to improve detection & mitigation.
✅ Recommendations:
Deploy advanced EDR & monitor unusual traffic to Telegram/Discord.
Enforce MFA & system hardening.
Educate users on phishing & malicious downloads.
Patch, monitor, and back up regularly.
🛡️ Stay proactive. Stay protected.
Link to the Research Report: https://www.cyfirma.com/research/unmasking-a-python-stealer-xillenstealer/
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