Selected DPRK-nexus PHP2Shell low-and-slow scanning/infrastructure rotation. Verified 216-host filtered target set and 21 compromised scan nodes from CYFIRMA; independently verified broad pre/post-disclosure exploitation pressure via AWS/Cloudflare/Sophos and PHP/NCSC-NL exposure baseline; preserved Lazarus-link and successful-compromise limits.
EVIDENCE
الأدلة وما تثبته
6 سجل
TAI-E-6D2F91A4-01
CYFIRMA reports a 216-host filtered target set and low-and-slow PHP2Shell weakness checks from 21 compromised nodes; scan infrastructure is separated from earlier staging and rotated deliberately.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-01,TAI-H-6D2F91A4-02
Does not prove
Does not prove mass successful compromise, named victims, or definitive Lazarus-subcluster identity; public v3 retains MODERATE confidence in Lazarus-ecosystem link.
AWS MadPot observed PHP2Shell exploitation attempts from Oct 17 before public disclosure and broad follow-on attempts from anonymized infrastructure; multiple actors are likely.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-04
Does not prove
Does not attribute generic attempts to the CYFIRMA DPRK-nexus cluster and does not prove real-system success for those MadPot attempts.
CONTRADICTIONS
التناقضات والقيود
لا توجد تناقضات مسجلة لهذه الجولة.
UNCERTAINTY
الفجوات غير المحسومة
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{"Notes":"Preserve attempts ≠ compromise.","Gap ID":"CY-GAP-TAI-6D2F91A4-02","Impact":"Blocks victim-scale/prevalence/blast-radius claims.","Status":"OPEN","Gap Type":"SUCCESSFUL_COMPROMISE_DENOMINATOR","Priority":"HIGH","Domain ID":"CY-DOM-008","Topic IDs":"CY-TOP-TAI-6D2F91A4","Description":"No reliable campaign-specific denominator exists for successful compromise among the 216 reported filtered hosts; scanning/attempts are not compromise.","Last Reviewed":"2026-11-01","Resolution Run":"ACRIP-TAI-20261101T143000Z-6D2F91A4","Required Evidence / Resolution":"Victim IR, provider telemetry, verified shell/payload execution or incident disclosures linked to this campaign."}
FOLLOW-UP
المتابعات غير المحسومة
3 مفتوحة
ACTOR_IDENTITY_BOUNDARY
Public evidence supports DPRK-nexus activity but does not independently resolve a specific Lazarus subcluster or equivalence with TraderTraitor/Onyx Sleet/Pearl Sleet.
OPEN
Priority: HIGH · Created: ٠٣/١١/٢٠٢٦، ١:١٣ م
SUCCESSFUL_COMPROMISE_DENOMINATOR
No reliable campaign-specific denominator exists for successful compromise among the 216 reported filtered hosts; scanning/attempts are not compromise.
OPEN
Priority: HIGH · Created: ٠٣/١١/٢٠٢٦، ١:١٣ م
INFRASTRUCTURE_CONTINUITY
Ownership/control and current continuity of the 21 scan nodes and earlier staging infrastructure remain incomplete; compromised relays may rotate or be abandoned.
OPEN
Priority: MEDIUM-HIGH · Created: ٠٣/١١/٢٠٢٦، ١:١٣ م
AUDIT TIMELINE
السجل الزمني الكامل
0 حدث
لا توجد run_events تاريخية لهذه الجولة؛ تُعرض حالات Lifecycle أعلاه كما هي من سجل Run ولا يتم اختلاق أحداث بديلة.
Cloudflare observed PHP2Shell attack traffic against customers and payload mutation attempts against mitigations; protections were iteratively hardened through Oct 30.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-04
Does not prove
Does not identify the CYFIRMA actor or prove compromise behind every blocked request.
PHP confirms CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 as critical unauthenticated RCE vulnerabilities and fixed branches; exploit reliability varies by build/deployment and updating is the complete mitigation.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-03
Does not prove
Does not establish a campaign, actor or victim; technical exploitability is deployment-dependent.
NCSC-NL's operational tracker listed 929 products, including 217 vulnerable and 165 fixed as of Oct 30, demonstrating broad downstream product exposure beyond ordinary websites.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-03
Does not prove
Product exposure does not equal exploitation, compromise or actor targeting.
Confidence
غير مسجل
Context
N/A
NCSC-NLفتح المصدرCY-T1 / National CSIRT Operational Guidance
TAI-E-6D2F91A4-06
Sophos reported multiple PHP2Shell attempts and one successful exploitation in its telemetry with a Potassium/Mirai-like payload; no link to the CYFIRMA DPRK-nexus cluster was established.
UNKNOWN
Supports
TAI-H-6D2F91A4-04
Does not prove
Does not corroborate Lazarus attribution and must not be merged with DPRK activity by shared vulnerability alone.
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NEW — CYFIRMA reports 216 filtered targets and 21 compromised scan nodes with low-and-slow rotation; AWS/Cloudflare/Sophos independently establish broad PHP2Shell exploitation pressure and one unrelated successful exploit; final Lazarus subcluster identity and campaign-specific compromise scale remain open.