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    Operation XENOFISCAL - Mshta launching PowerShell

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Jun 19, 2026•0•0•2

    Correlates mshta.exe (post-HTA load) spawning PowerShell to execute secondary stages like the .vmxx shellcode, as observed in Operation XENOFISCAL.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

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    T1218.005 - MshtaT1059.001 - PowerShellT1059 - Command and Scripting InterpreterTA0005 - Defense EvasionTA0002 - ExecutionProcess CreationCommand ExecutionScript ExecutionWindowsWindows Defender Atpkql

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