The Noodlophile malware campaign has expanded its reach, targeting enterprises across the U.S., Europe, Baltic regions, and the Asia-Pacific area. This sophisticated attack vector employs spear-phishing emails, disguised as copyright infringement notices, to lure victims into downloading malicious software. Morphisec researcher Shmuel Uzan detailed the campaign’s evolution, highlighting how the attacks are now more personalized, using reconnaissance data such as Facebook Page IDs and company-related information.
Initially, Noodlophile had been reported in May 2025 as utilizing fraudulent AI tools as bait for spreading the malware. However, its latest tactics involve exploiting employee fears with urgent messages about alleged copyright violations. These emails are sent from Gmail accounts to avoid detection.
The phishing emails contain links to Dropbox, where they host ZIP or MSI installers. Once downloaded, these installers sideload malicious DLL files, leveraging legitimate software like Haihaisoft PDF Reader, to deploy the Noodlophile stealer. Additionally, they run batch scripts to ensure persistence through the Windows Registry.
This advanced method introduces Telegram group descriptions as a dead drop resolver for the actual server hosting the stealer payload, complicating detection efforts. Uzan noted that the campaign has upgraded its evasion techniques, such as in-memory execution and command-and-control via Telegram, aiming to sidestep traditional disk-based detection.
The malware’s capabilities extend to capturing sensitive data, extracting browser information, and gathering system details. Continuous development appears to focus on expanding its functionalities for capturing screenshots, keylogging, and monitoring processes, indicating a shift toward creating a versatile threat.
The intensified targeting of enterprises with significant online presences, particularly on social media, raises alarms about the capability of the Noodlophile stealer. This adaptation hints at the ongoing evolution of cyber threats that organizations must prepare to combat.
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