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xHunt APT Targets Microsoft Exchange and IIS with Custom Backdoors

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ThreatCluster •March 12, 2026 at 13:27 UTC

The xHunt APT group is conducting targeted cyber-espionage campaigns against organizations in Kuwait, specifically focusing on the government, shipping, and transportation sectors. They exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and IIS web servers to deploy custom backdoors, utilizing a sophisticated and evolving toolkit since their emergence in 2018.

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