SilkParasite infrastructure links SpiceRAT to Central Asian targets
Hunt.io and researcher Guy Yassur linked C2 servers for SpiceRAT, NodeEdgeRAT and NomadRAT through shared domains, TLS certificates and hosting. The SilkParasite campaign has targeted government and critical-sector organizations in Central Asia since 2022, including Uzbekistan Railways and Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry.
- Five SpiceRAT C2 servers active since March 2026 across providers
- Certificate impersonates Uzbekistan Railways, issued by CA under China's MIIT
- Clone of RTX Corporation page found on 13 hosts by SHA-256 hash
- Passive DNS dates the infrastructure to mid-2022
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