Diagram showing how a trojanized Atera RMM MSI installer disguised as a bank eStatement establishes persistent remote access via AWS IoT Core MQTT and PubNub channels

Dissecting a Weaponized Atera Installer: How a Fake Bank Statement Grants Full Remote Access

A trojanized Atera RMM installer disguised as a bank eStatement PDF grants attackers persistent remote access including terminal, remote desktop, and arbitrary code execution — all through legitimately signed, commercially trusted infrastructure. Zero public detections at time of analysis. Likely Luna Moth / Silent Ransom Group campaign.

April 7, 2026 · 9 min · 1805 words · Animeh Roy
Annotated screenshot of the phishing staging page showing fake PDF toolbar and redirect mechanism

Quishing in the Wild: Anatomy of a Corporate HR Lure Using QR Codes, AWS S3, and Cloudflare Turnstile

TLP: WHITE — This analysis is cleared for public release. All victim PII has been redacted. No credentials were submitted during analysis. IOCs are provided at the end for detection use. Overview A live QR phishing (“quishing”) campaign was captured in the wild targeting corporate employees via a weaponized PDF disguised as an employee handbook. This isn’t a commodity phish — it’s a toolkit-grade, multi-stage attack built specifically to defeat automated email scanners, security sandboxes, and network proxies. ...

March 11, 2026 · 8 min · 1554 words · Animesh Roy
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