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Database Entry


INC


Vendor detections: 7


Intelligence 7 IOCs YARA 7 File information Comments
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SHA256 hash: f9657e6ce75007f96c25bf78fd1808c0e5f7478c55ce7f976aa76765cb46443f
SHA3-384 hash: edcb168d63dca41d3a029041188bb898977b3ea273b39ea55ba6d1c07c63b503c0200acefe24da11ca4628bad66f989d
SHA1 hash: eee2e7668c234d55be9b4cdbf2ba886ed3f5b7b9
MD5 hash: ff69659fc12c5ce61dea06985ac1f98f
humanhash: sink-oklahoma-oxygen-echo
File name:INC_kit1_s390x-unknown-linux-gnu__f9657e6c
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Signature INC
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File size:1'300'832 bytes
First seen:2026-10-20 12:23:47 UTC
Last seen:Never
File type: elf
MIME type:application/x-sharedlib
ssdeep 12288:pLpa07Kfa626KXjYZTp/i1AKCVznD+ukLk1UDJ5+GkuKXtW2QmmKI+lNDLyN8AKt:pLGNZTp/02tCylSYov3Jlz8Z
TLSH T16E555CD7A878C24AC4716D33AADAFFF7D226363116D82E0C4D89CF3715A1351A70AD62
telfhash t17611714968380ae5a4f16e5088702456c657d53db9504704ff34ded24fee40df222e4f
Magika elf
Reporter SOCRadarSTRU
Tags:elf INC Ransomware STRU The Gentlemen Ransomware


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SOCRadarSTRU
🚨 Uncovering the AI-Driven Offensive Infrastructure of INC and The Gentlemen Ransomware Affiliates | SOCRadar STRU IOC

SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) uncovered an AI-driven ransomware affiliate ecosystem, exposing seven adversary-controlled servers, the Phantom Autonomous Red Team Framework, and AI-managed attack operations. The actors exploited Fortinet, Ivanti, Citrix, SonicWall, SimpleHelp, and cPanel, leveraging Ghost C2, RevSocks, and customized INC Ransomware encryptors. With over $23,000 spent on AI services, the findings highlight the growing role of AI-powered automation in ransomware operations and the critical operational security failures that exposed them.

📚 Source: https://socradar.io/blog/inc-gentlemen-ransomware-ai-infrastructure/

🔍 IOC Reference:
Full IOC list available on the SOCRadar platform: https://platform.socradar.com/

Intelligence

File Origin
# of uploads :
1
# of downloads :
88
Origin country :
NL NL
Vendor Threat Intelligence
Malware configuration found for:
INC
Details
Link:
https://research.acce.ciphertechsolutions.com/results/0a5e6608-96d2-4f95-9958-970eb40df220/
Detection(s):
SecuriteInfo.com.Linux.Encoder.620.21874.8411.UNOFFICIAL
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Gathering data
Verdict:
Malicious
File Type:
elf.64.be
First seen:
2026-10-20T10:37:00Z UTC
Last seen:
2026-10-20T10:50:00Z UTC
Hits:
~10
Link:
https://opentip.kaspersky.com/f9657e6ce75007f96c25bf78fd1808c0e5f7478c55ce7f976aa76765cb46443f/results?tab=lookup
Status:
terminated
Link:
https://sandbox.kunai.rocks/analysis/2d23bb03-1ce5-45b2-a130-e627f54cc676
Behavior Graph:
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%3 guuid=ab070bb7-1900-0000-1950-47d3000b0000 pid=2816 /usr/bin/sudo guuid=3447a7b9-1900-0000-1950-47d3070b0000 pid=2823 /tmp/sample.bin guuid=ab070bb7-1900-0000-1950-47d3000b0000 pid=2816->guuid=3447a7b9-1900-0000-1950-47d3070b0000 pid=2823 execve
Verdict:
Unknown
Link:
https://analyze.intezer.com/analyses/f185ad5f-9460-4552-b081-a81f020be043
Score:
99%
Verdict:
Malware
File Type:
ELF
Link:
https://malprob.io/report/f9657e6ce75007f96c25bf78fd1808c0e5f7478c55ce7f976aa76765cb46443f
Detection:
n/a
Link:
https://mwdb.cert.pl/sample/f9657e6ce75007f96c25bf78fd1808c0e5f7478c55ce7f976aa76765cb46443f/
Threat name:
Linux.Trojan.Qwexlafiba
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Status:
Malicious
First seen:
2026-10-20 12:24:30 UTC
File Type:
ELF64 Big (SO)
AV detection:
4 of 24 (16.67%)
Threat level:
  5/5
Detection(s):
Suspicious file
Link:
https://check.spamhaus.org/check/?searchterm=7fsx43hhkad7s3bfx54p2gaiyds7or4mkxhh7f3ku5twls2giq7q._file
Result
Malware family:
n/a
Score:
  1/10
Tags:
linux
Link:
https://tria.ge/reports/261020-pxaa5azy2p/
Please note that we are no longer able to provide a coverage score for Virus Total.
Threat name:
DriveBy Activity
Score:
0.90
Link:
https://yomi.yoroi.company/submissions/f9657e6ce75007f96c25bf78fd1808c0e5f7478c55ce7f976aa76765cb46443f

YARA Signatures

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Rule name:CP_Script_Inject_Detector
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Author:DiegoAnalytics
Description:Detects attempts to inject code into another process across PE, ELF, Mach-O binaries
Rule name:enterpriseapps2
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Enterprise apps
Rule name:INC_Ransom_Linux_ESXi_Encryptor
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Author:Peter Gabaldon
Description:Detects the INC Ransom Linux/VMware ESXi encryptor (Rust; X25519 + AES-128-CTR / Salsa20)
Rule name:ldpreload
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Author:xorseed
Reference:https://stuff.rop.io/
Rule name:nix_rust_hunt
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Rule name:ProgramLanguage_Rust
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Author:albertzsigovits
Description:Application written in Rust programming language
Rule name:unixredflags3
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Author:Tim Brown @timb_machine
Description:Hunts for UNIX red flags

File information

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