PHASEJAM — Malware Profile
PHASEJAM is a dropper written as a bash shell script that modifies Ivanti Connect Secure appliance components. PHASEJAM was first reported in January 2025. PHASEJAM has previously been leveraged by People's Republic of China (PRC)- affiliated actors identified as UNC5221 and SYLVANITE.
MITRE ATT&CK techniques (15)
- T1027.010 Command Obfuscation
- T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File
- T1036.003 Rename Legitimate Utilities
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
- T1059.008 Network Device CLI
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
- T1489 Service Stop
- T1505.003 Web Shell
- T1546.004 Unix Shell Configuration Modification
- T1554 Compromise Host Software Binary
- T1565 Data Manipulation
- T1678 Delay Execution
- T1685 Disable or Modify Tools
- T1685.003 Modify or Spoof Tool UI