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TA578  (Back to overview)


TA578, a threat actor that Proofpoint researchers have been tracking since May of 2020. TA578 has previously been observed in email-based campaigns delivering Ursnif, IcedID, KPOT Stealer, Buer Loader, BazaLoader, and Cobalt Strike.

Associated Families
win.ssload win.bumblebee
References
2026-06-29 ⋅ The DFIR Report ⋅ Ahmed Farouk, Angelo Violetti, Dino, Jake, Mattison Schuch, Renzon Cruz
From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akira
Akira AdaptixC2 Akira BumbleBee
2025-08-05 ⋅ The DFIR Report ⋅ The DFIR Report
From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akira
AdaptixC2 Akira BumbleBee
2025-07-29 ⋅ Lumu ⋅ Antonio Gomez
Advisory Alert: BumbleBee Malware in the Spotlight
BumbleBee
2025-07-14 ⋅ Spamhaus ⋅ Spamhaus Malware Labs
Spamhaus Botnet Threat Update January to June 2025
Coper FluBot Hook Joker Mirai AsyncRAT BianLian BumbleBee Chaos Cobalt Strike DanaBot DCRat Havoc Latrodectus NjRAT Quasar RAT RedLine Stealer Remcos Rhadamanthys Sliver ValleyRAT WarmCookie XWorm
2025-06-17 ⋅ DARKReading ⋅ James Shank
Operation Endgame: Do Takedowns and Arrests Matter?
BumbleBee Emotet Pikabot SmokeLoader TrickBot
2025-05-19 ⋅ cyjax ⋅ Joe Wrieden
A Sting on Bing: Bumblebee delivered through Bing SEO poisoning campaign
BumbleBee
2024-10-31 ⋅ Spamhaus ⋅ Spamhaus Malware Labs
Toot about Darkgate / SSLoad targeting Ukraine
DarkGate SSLoad
2024-10-18 ⋅ Netskope ⋅ Leandro Froes
New Bumblebee Loader Infection Chain Signals Possible Resurgence
BumbleBee
2024-05-30 ⋅ Europol ⋅ Europol
Largest ever operation against botnets hits dropper malware ecosystem
BumbleBee IcedID SmokeLoader SystemBC TrickBot
2024-04-16 ⋅ paloalto Netoworks: Unit42 ⋅ paloalto Networks: Unit42
ContactForms campaign pushing SSLoad malware
SSLoad
2024-04-11 ⋅ paloalto Netoworks: Unit42 ⋅ paloalto Networks: Unit42
Contact Forms Campaign Pushes SSLoad Malware
SSLoad
2024-02-13 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ Axel F, Selena Larson
Bumblebee Buzzes Back in Black
BumbleBee
2024-01-09 ⋅ Anonymous
SSLoad
SSLoad
2023-10-04 ⋅ Twitter (@Intrisec) ⋅ CTI Intrinsec
Tweet about new Bumblebee campaign leveraging CVE-2023-38831
BumbleBee
2023-09-15 ⋅ Johannes Bader's Blog ⋅ Johannes Bader
The DGA of BumbleBee
BumbleBee
2023-09-11 ⋅ Twitter (@Artilllerie) ⋅ @Artilllerie
Tweet on BumbleBee sample containing a DGA
BumbleBee
2023-09-07 ⋅ Twitter (@Intrisec) ⋅ CTI Intrinsec
Tweets on Bumblebee campaign spreading via Html smuggling downloading RAR archive with European Central Bank PDF lure and folder containing Bumblebee EXE payload.
BumbleBee
2023-09-01 ⋅ VMRay ⋅ Emre Güler
Understanding BumbleBee: BumbleBee’s malware configuration and clusters
BumbleBee
2023-08-18 ⋅ VMRay ⋅ Emre Güler
Understanding BumbleBee: The malicious behavior of BumbleBee
BumbleBee
2023-08-09 ⋅ VMRay ⋅ Emre Güler
Understanding BumbleBee: The delivery of Bumblee
BumbleBee
2023-07-11 ⋅ Spamhaus ⋅ Spamhaus Malware Labs
Spamhaus Botnet Threat Update Q2 2023
Hydra AsyncRAT Aurora Stealer Ave Maria BumbleBee Cobalt Strike DCRat Havoc IcedID ISFB NjRAT QakBot Quasar RAT RecordBreaker RedLine Stealer Remcos Rhadamanthys Sliver Tofsee
2023-06-22 ⋅ DeepInstinct ⋅ Deep Instinct Threat Lab, Mark Vaitzman, Shaul Vilkomir-Preisman
PindOS: New JavaScript Dropper Delivering Bumblebee and IcedID
PindOS BumbleBee PhotoLoader
2023-06-08 ⋅ VMRay ⋅ Patrick Staubmann
Busy Bees - The Transformation of BumbleBee
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike Conti Meterpreter Sliver
2023-04-20 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Counter Threat Unit ResearchTeam
Bumblebee Malware Distributed Via Trojanized Installer Downloads
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2023-04-18 ⋅ Twitter (@threatinsight) ⋅ Threat Insight
Tweet on TA581 using Keitaro TDS URL to download a .MSI file to deliver BumbleBee malware
BumbleBee
2023-04-16 ⋅ Botconf ⋅ Suweera De Souza
Tracking Bumblebee’s Development
BumbleBee
2023-04-16 ⋅ YouTube (botconf eu) ⋅ Crowdstrike Technical Analysis Cell (TAC), Suweera De Souza
Tracking Bumblebee’s Development
BumbleBee
2023-04-12 ⋅ Spamhaus ⋅ Spamhaus Malware Labs
Spamhaus Botnet Threat Update Q1 2023
FluBot Amadey AsyncRAT Aurora Ave Maria BumbleBee Cobalt Strike DCRat Emotet IcedID ISFB NjRAT QakBot RecordBreaker RedLine Stealer Remcos Rhadamanthys Sliver Tofsee Vidar
2023-04-11 ⋅ SEC Consult ⋅ Angelo Violetti
BumbleBee hunting with a Velociraptor
BumbleBee
2023-03-29 ⋅ Krakz ⋅ Pierre Le Bourhis
BumbleBee notes
BumbleBee
2023-03-28 ⋅ Cerbero ⋅ Erik Pistelli
Reversing Complex PowerShell Malware
BumbleBee
2023-03-04 ⋅ 0xToxin Labs ⋅ @0xToxin
Bumblebee DocuSign Campaign
BumbleBee
2023-02-03 ⋅ Mandiant ⋅ Genevieve Stark, Kimberly Goody
Float Like a Butterfly Sting Like a Bee
BazarBackdoor BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2023-01-19 ⋅ Cisco ⋅ Guilherme Venere
Following the LNK metadata trail
BumbleBee PhotoLoader QakBot
2023-01-09 ⋅ Intrinsec ⋅ CTI Intrinsec, Intrinsec
Emotet returns and deploys loaders
BumbleBee Emotet IcedID PHOTOLITE
2022-11-16 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ Axel F, Pim Trouerbach
A Comprehensive Look at Emotet Virus’ Fall 2022 Return
BumbleBee Emotet PHOTOLITE
2022-11-10 ⋅ Intezer ⋅ Nicole Fishbein
How LNK Files Are Abused by Threat Actors
BumbleBee Emotet Mount Locker QakBot
2022-10-27 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence
Raspberry Robin worm part of larger ecosystem facilitating pre-ransomware activity
FAKEUPDATES BumbleBee Fauppod PhotoLoader Raspberry Robin Roshtyak
2022-10-27 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Threat Intelligence
Raspberry Robin worm part of larger ecosystem facilitating pre-ransomware activity
FAKEUPDATES BumbleBee Clop Fauppod Raspberry Robin Roshtyak Silence DEV-0950 Mustard Tempest
2022-10-13 ⋅ Spamhaus ⋅ Spamhaus Malware Labs
Spamhaus Botnet Threat Update Q3 2022
FluBot Arkei Stealer AsyncRAT Ave Maria BumbleBee Cobalt Strike DCRat Dridex Emotet Loki Password Stealer (PWS) Nanocore RAT NetWire RC NjRAT QakBot RecordBreaker RedLine Stealer Remcos Socelars Tofsee Vjw0rm
2022-10-06 ⋅ Twitter (@ESETresearch) ⋅ ESET Research
Tweet on Bumblebee being modularized like trickbot
BumbleBee
2022-10-03 ⋅ Check Point ⋅ Marc Salinas Fernandez
Bumblebee: increasing its capacity and evolving its TTPs
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike Meterpreter Sliver Vidar
2022-09-26 ⋅ The DFIR Report ⋅ The DFIR Report
BumbleBee: Round Two
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike Meterpreter
2022-09-07 ⋅ cyble ⋅ Cyble
Bumblebee Returns With New Infection Technique
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-09-05 ⋅ Infinitum IT ⋅ Arda Büyükkaya
Bumblebee Loader Malware Analysis
BumbleBee
2022-08-24 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Security Experts
Looking for the ‘Sliver’ lining: Hunting for emerging command-and-control frameworks
BumbleBee Sliver
2022-08-24 ⋅ Deep instinct ⋅ Deep Instinct Threat Lab
The Dark Side of Bumblebee Malware Loader
BumbleBee
2022-08-18 ⋅ IBM ⋅ Charlotte Hammond, Ole Villadsen
From Ramnit To Bumblebee (via NeverQuest): Similarities and Code Overlap Shed Light On Relationships Between Malware Developers
BumbleBee Karius Ramnit TrickBot Vawtrak
2022-08-17 ⋅ Cybereason ⋅ Cybereason Global SOC Team
Bumblebee Loader – The High Road to Enterprise Domain Control
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-08-10 ⋅ ⋅ Weixin ⋅ Red Raindrop Team
Operation(верность) mercenary: a torrent of steel trapped in the plains of Eastern Europe
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-08-08 ⋅ The DFIR Report ⋅ The DFIR Report
BumbleBee Roasts Its Way to Domain Admin
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-08-04 ⋅ Cloudsek ⋅ Aastha Mittal, Anandeshwar Unnikrishnan
Technical Analysis of Bumblebee Malware Loader
BumbleBee
2022-08-03 ⋅ Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 ⋅ Brad Duncan
Flight of the Bumblebee: Email Lures and File Sharing Services Lead to Malware
BazarBackdoor BumbleBee Cobalt Strike Conti
2022-07-17 ⋅ Resecurity ⋅ Resecurity
Shortcut-Based (LNK) Attacks Delivering Malicious Code On The Rise
AsyncRAT BumbleBee Emotet IcedID QakBot
2022-07-07 ⋅ IBM ⋅ Charlotte Hammond, Kat Weinberger, Ole Villadsen
Unprecedented Shift: The Trickbot Group is Systematically Attacking Ukraine
AnchorMail BumbleBee Cobalt Strike IcedID Meterpreter
2022-07-07 ⋅ Fortinet ⋅ Erin Lin
Notable Droppers Emerge in Recent Threat Campaigns
BumbleBee Emotet PhotoLoader QakBot
2022-06-28 ⋅ Symantec ⋅ Threat Hunter Team, Vishal Kamble
Bumblebee: New Loader Rapidly Assuming Central Position in Cyber-crime Ecosystem
BumbleBee
2022-06-14 ⋅ RiskIQ ⋅ Jordan Herman
RiskIQ: Identifying BumbleBee Command and Control Servers
BumbleBee
2022-06-13 ⋅ Sekoia ⋅ Pierre Le Bourhis, Quentin Bourgue, Threat & Detection Research Team
BumbleBee: a new trendy loader for Initial Access Brokers
BumbleBee
2022-06-07 ⋅ cyble ⋅ Cyble
Bumblebee Loader on The Rise
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-05-25 ⋅ Team Cymru ⋅ S2 Research Team
Bablosoft; Lowering the Barrier of Entry for Malicious Actors
BlackGuard BumbleBee RedLine Stealer
2022-05-25 ⋅ Logpoint ⋅ Logpoint
Buzz of the Bumblebee – A new malicious loader
BumbleBee
2022-05-19 ⋅ InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog ⋅ Brad Duncan
Bumblebee Malware from TransferXL URLs
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-05-19 ⋅ InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog ⋅ Brad Duncan
Bumblebee Malware from TransferXL URLs
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-05-12 ⋅ OALabs ⋅ Sergei Frankoff
Taking a look at Bumblebee loader
BumbleBee
2022-05-12 ⋅ Intel 471 ⋅ Intel 471
What malware to look for if you want to prevent a ransomware attack
Conti BumbleBee Cobalt Strike IcedID Sliver
2022-05-11 ⋅ SANS ISC ⋅ Brad Duncan
TA578 using thread-hijacked emails to push ISO files for Bumblebee malware
BumbleBee
2022-05-11 ⋅ InfoSec Handlers Diary Blog ⋅ Brad Duncan
TA578 using thread-hijacked emails to push ISO files for Bumblebee malware
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike IcedID PhotoLoader
2022-05-08 ⋅ Threat hunting with hints of incident response ⋅ Jouni Mikkola
Bzz.. Bzz.. Bumblebee loader
BumbleBee
2022-04-29 ⋅ NCC Group ⋅ Mike Stokkel, Nikolaos Pantazopoulos, Nikolaos Totosis
Adventures in the land of BumbleBee – a new malicious loader
BazarBackdoor BumbleBee Conti
2022-04-28 ⋅ Bleeping Computer ⋅ Ionut Ilascu
New Bumblebee malware replaces Conti's BazarLoader in cyberattacks
BumbleBee
2022-04-28 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ Kelsey Merriman, Pim Trouerbach
This isn't Optimus Prime's Bumblebee but it's Still Transforming
BumbleBee TA578 TA579
2022-04-27 ⋅ Medium elis531989 ⋅ Eli Salem
The chronicles of Bumblebee: The Hook, the Bee, and the Trickbot connection
BumbleBee TrickBot
2022-04-14 ⋅ Cynet ⋅ Max Malyutin
Orion Threat Alert: Flight of the BumbleBee
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2022-03-17 ⋅ Google ⋅ Benoit Sevens, Vladislav Stolyarov
Exposing initial access broker with ties to Conti
BazarBackdoor BumbleBee Conti EXOTIC LILY
2022-03-17 ⋅ Google ⋅ Benoit Sevens, Google Threat Analysis Group, Vladislav Stolyarov
Exposing initial access broker with ties to Conti
BazarBackdoor BumbleBee Cobalt Strike Conti
2022-01-01 ⋅ aspirets ⋅ Michael Lamb
Bumblebee Malware Loader: Threat Analysis
BumbleBee
2021-09-10 ⋅ Gigamon ⋅ Joe Slowik
Rendering Threats: A Network Perspective
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
2021-09-09 ⋅ Trend Micro ⋅ Trend Micro
Remote Code Execution 0-Day (CVE-2021-40444) Hits Windows, Triggered Via Office Docs
BumbleBee Cobalt Strike
Credits: MISP Project