DLL sideloading

Pierluigi Paganini January 20, 2026
PDFSIDER Malware – Exploitation of DLL Side-Loading for AV and EDR Evasion

Threat actors use PDFSIDER malware with social engineering and DLL sideloading to bypass AV/EDR, and ransomware gangs already abuse it. Resecurity has learned about PDFSIDER during an investigation of a network intrusion attempt that was successfully prevented by a Fortune 100 energy corporation. The threat actor contacted their staff, impersonating technical support, and used social […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 18, 2023
Bronze Starlight targets the Southeast Asian gambling sector

Experts warn of an ongoing campaign attributed to China-linked Bronze Starlight that is targeting the Southeast Asian gambling sector. SentinelOne observed China-linked APT group Bronze Starlight (aka APT10, Emperor Dragonfly or Storm-0401) targeting the gambling sector within Southeast Asia. The malware and infrastructure employed in the campaign are linked to the ones observed in Operation ChattyGoblin attributed by the […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 07, 2023
Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy

An APT group tracked as Dragon Breath has been observed employing a new DLL sideloading technique. Sophos researchers observed an APT group, tracked as Dragon Breath (aka APT-Q-27 and Golden Eye), that is using a new DLL sideloading technique that adds complexity and layers to the execution of the classic DLL sideloading. The attack consists of a clean […]