Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers have discovered a new Windows-based malware family they’ve named Airstalk, which is available in both PowerShell and .NET variants. Unit 42 assess with medium confidence that a possible nation-state threat actor used this malware in a likely supply chain attack.
The researchers have created the threat activity cluster CL-STA-1009 to identify and track any further related activity. Airstalk misuses the AirWatch API for mobile device management (MDM), which is now called Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management. It uses the API to establish a covert command-and-control (C2) channel, primarily through the AirWatch feature to manage custom device attributes and file uploads.
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Source: Palo Alto Unit 42
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