PHASEJAM

MITRE ATT&CK: S9014 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: PHASEJAM

Malware type
dropper
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
linux, network-devices
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:29:45

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Context

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.

Detection coverage

  • 326 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Compromise Host Software Binary (attack-pattern)
  • Service Stop (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Rename Legitimate Utilities (attack-pattern)
  • Command Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
  • Delay Execution (attack-pattern)
  • Data Manipulation (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Web Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Modify or Spoof Tool UI (attack-pattern)
  • Disable or Modify Tools (attack-pattern)
  • Unix Shell Configuration Modification (attack-pattern)
  • Network Device CLI (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • hub.dragos.com — 2026 Yir Executivebriefing%20O G (report)
  • cloud.google.com — Ivanti Connect Secure Vpn Zero Day (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S9014 (report)

External references