H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[PowerLess](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1012) is a PowerShell-based modular backdoor that has been used by [Magic Hound](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0059) since at least 2022.(Citation: Cybereason PowerLess February 2022)

Labels

malware

10 recorded

Relationships

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from Magic Hound

Group

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to Archive Collected Data

Technique

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to Browser Information Discovery

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to Data from Local System

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to Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

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to Encrypted Channel

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Keylogging

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to Local Data Staging

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to PowerShell

Technique

2 external

References

mitre-attack

S1012

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Cybereason PowerLess February 2022

https://www.cybereason.com/blog/research/powerless-trojan-iranian-apt-phosphorus-adds-new-powershell-backdoor-for-espionage

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