Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware loader codenamed CountLoader that has been put to use by Russian ransomware gangs to deliver post-exploitation tools like Cobalt Strike and AdaptixC2, and a remote access trojan known as PureHVNC RAT.
“CountLoader is being used either as part of an Initial Access Broker’s (IAB) toolset or by a ransomware affiliate with ties to the LockBit,