XCTDH Adopts Hash Hiding
2026-09-25 • Ransom ISAC •
The DPRK-attributed XCTDH campaign added HashHiding, also known as NullReceiver, as an always-on Ethereum channel for recovering its current command-and-control address. Malware decodes an IPv4 address and port from fabricated Ethereum transaction destinations sent by a signal wallet that produced 2,655 beacons over roughly 90 days. The channel operates alongside hardcoded infrastructure and the campaign's existing TRON/Aptos-to-BSC chain, supporting DEV#POPPER.js and the OmniStealer credential harvester. Ransom-ISAC observed four encoded destinations and three C2 IP addresses during the collection period.
Indicators of Compromise
| Type | Value | First Seen | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALLET | 0xB5D6959401bbb5D69594005000ff8… | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| WALLET | 0xB5D6959301bbB5D69593005000FfA… | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| WALLET | 0x171B14bb01bB171B14BB0050EB7f3… | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| WALLET | 0x171B14bB0050171b14Bb01BB398EA… | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| WALLET | 0x33ff3edaf55a8e03dcbc7cb40d498… | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| IPv4 | 181.214.149.148 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| IPv4 | 181.214.149.147 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| IPv4 | 23.27.20.187 | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-30 |
| YARA | XCTDH_HashHiding_NullReceiver | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| URL | http://181.214.149.148:443/boot | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-25 |
| WALLET | 0x9bc1355344b54dedf3e44296916ed… | 2026-07-28 | 2026-09-25 |
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