GINC-APT-1051 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

UNC6748

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Russia(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-1051 · unc6748

What it is

UNC6748 targets users in Saudi Arabia through a fake Snapchat website, employing a backdoor known as GHOSTKNIFE for data exfiltration. Their exploitation process initially featured basic obfuscation, which evolved to include anti-debugging measures. The actor primarily leveraged CVE-2025-31277 and CVE-2026-20700 for RCE exploits, but exhibited inconsistencies in exploit support for different iOS versions. Additionally, UNC6748's delivery mechanisms incorporated session storage checks to manage infection attempts.

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Arabian-Attacker RAT
  • Backdoor.Oldrea
  • Ghost
  • Xploit

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de