ThreatCluster

Hackers Exploit Security Driver to Disable Endpoint Protection for Ransomware Deployment

First seen 22 Jan 2026, 02:59 UTC • •55

Article Content

1 / 3

Browse articles

ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

Hackers have weaponized over 2,500 variants of the truesight.sys security driver from Adlice Software's RogueKiller antivirus to disable endpoint protection mechanisms prior to launching ransomware attacks. This campaign exploits a critical vulnerability in the legacy version 2.0.2, allowing attackers to terminate processes via a specific IOCTL command.

Start a free Starter trial for enhanced analysis

Ask AI about this cluster

Answers cite the sources they use

Updated 212d ago How this analysis works

More articles in this cluster (2)

Threat Graph

6 entities, 4 inferred relationships (STIX 2.1).

The full threat graph for this incident is free in the 7-day Starter trial.

Create free account

No card · 30 seconds

See everything included

Technique (3)

Malware
Ransomware
Trojan

Affected Platform (1)

Windows

Tool (2)

RogueKiller
Truesight.sys

Relationships

Malware targets Windows
Ransomware targets Windows
Trojan targets Windows
RogueKiller related to Truesight.sys

Continue Reading

CVE-2015-3306 Exploited in ProFTPD FTP Servers CVE-2015-3306, a vulnerability in ProFTPD 1.3.5, allows remote attackers to read and write arbitrary files using the SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO commands. This exploit can lead to unauthorized access and potential remote code execution, as the commands are executed with the privileges of the ProFTPD service. Active…

CISA Mandates Urgent Patching of Five Critical Flaws Exploited by Flax Typhoon The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch five critical vulnerabilities by October 11, 2026, following exploitation by the China-linked hacking group Flax Typhoon. The vulnerabilities, added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, include…