Contagious Interview Operation — Campaign Analysis & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
1
occurrences
First Seen
January 20, 2026
Last Seen
January 20, 2026

Contagious Interview Operation is a threat campaign observed in association with the CrashFix activity, which hijacks browser failure events to deliver the ModelRAT malware through a fake Chrome extension.

Overview

Contagious Interview Operation is a threat campaign observed in association with the CrashFix activity, which hijacks browser failure events to deliver the ModelRAT malware through a fake Chrome extension. The operation underscores abuse of the browser extension ecosystem and user trust to deploy remote access capabilities on endpoints. Its significance lies in showing how attackers leverage legitimate browser processes to slip in malware and establish control on victims’ machines.

Related Threat Clusters

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • CrashFix attack hijacks browser failures to deliver ModelRAT malware via fake Chrome extension — Csoonline · January 20, 2026

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