One Paste to Rule Them All: Inside a ClickFix → EtherHiding → GULoader Intrusion
A real-world ClickFix intrusion observed from both sandbox and endpoint telemetry, revealing the complete attack path from a compromised WordPress site to a blocked GULoader execution, including a full process creation call stack from the Windows Run dialog to the kernel.
Preamble
In April 2026, we responded to an endpoint detection alert triggered by a rundll32.exe execution with anomalous arguments on a corporate workstation. The investigation traced the execution back to a compromised Euro
In March 2026, the commercial real estate finance company Berkadia was the target of a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group subsequently published data they alleged was taken from Berkadia's Salesforce instance, including over 300k unique email addresses as well as names, physical addresses and phone numbers, among other data.
In March 2026, the student information system Infinite Campus was targeted in a ShinyHunters "pay or leak" extortion campaign. The group subsequently published data they alleged was taken from Infinite Campus, containing 137k unique email addresses along with names, phone numbers, physical addresses and support tickets. Infinite Campus subsequently sent notifications, advising that the exposed data largely consisted of "names and contact information for school staff" and that "the majority is directory information commonly found on school websites".
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