Machete

"Machete" is a malware that traces its roots back to 2010, associated with the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group APT-C-43. This organization is known for its expertise in launching attacks using phishing emails, and it deploys the backdoor program Pyark, also referred to as Machete, written in Python after infiltrating the victim's machine. The campaign was linked back to the Machete APT group during the process of tracing the source. The file "setupXOX.msi," a Windows Installer installation program created by MSI Wrapper, is used to deploy the final backdoor components. Interestingly, the historical samples of the Machete organization revealed a significant shift in the organization’s technology for deploying backdoors, with a clear time division. There have been several notable incidents involving Machete. For instance, a man who witnessed a kidnapping was threatened with a machete. Another incident involved a domestic dispute where a man named Kazungu came home late at night carrying a machete and a bottle of liquor and struck his wife on the head with the bottle during an argument. In another case, police arrested a Florida teenager who allegedly brandished a machete aggressively at two women supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. Machete's activities have extended beyond individual incidents to include larger-scale operations. Notable events like ATM attacks in Latin America, the emergence of banking trojans in Brazil, and the Machete cyberespionage operations have received media attention. However, these reported incidents only represent part of the broader picture. Other instances include a horrific machete attack following a car chase and a family car journey that turned into a terrifying ordeal when a man was attacked with a machete.