SLIME88

SLIME88 is a China-nexus APT that has exploited the critical vulnerability CVE-2026-34197 in Apache ActiveMQ to deploy SoxAgent RAT, compromising Linux devices and establishing an ORB network tracked as GOBLIN14. The group has targeted IT and manufacturing entities in the US, South Korea, India, and France. Additionally, SLIME88 has aimed at Taiwan’s energy sector using phishing emails and fake certificate installers to deploy backdoor programs like AdaptixC2 and CobaltStrike. They often utilize Cloudflare to obscure their C2 IP addresses, evading detection.

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References

• https://teamt5.org/tw/posts/alert-exploitation-of-cve-2026-34197-in-apache-active-mq?utm_source=rss&tm_medium=rss

From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.