
Félix AIME
Principal Threat Researcher
Articles by Félix AIME

Poisoned Source: APT29 watering holes target mobile devices with n-day exploits
Sekoia TDR investigates a large-scale APT29 watering hole campaign targeting iOS and Android users through compromised websites, fake domains, and a supply-chain attack. Discover how n-day exploits were used to steal cookies, Wi-Fi passwords, and device data.

Predators for Hire: A Global Overview of Commercial Surveillance Vendors
This report provides an overview of the commercial surveillance vendors ecosystem between 2010 and 2025, analysing their spyware offerings, business models, client base, target profiles, and infection chains.

ViciousTrap (Infiltrate, Control, Lure): Turning Edge Devices into Honeypots at Scale
This blog post analyzes the Vicious Trap, a honeypot network deployed on compromised edge devices.

From Contagious to ClickFake Interview: Lazarus leveraging the ClickFix tactic
Discover how Lazarus leverages fake job sites in the ClickFake Interview campaign targeting crypto firms using the ClickFix tactic.

PolarEdge: Unveiling an uncovered ORB network
This blog post analyzes the PolarEdge backdoor and its associated botnet, offering insights into the adversary’s infrastructure.

Double-Tap Campaign: A Russia-Nexus APT Linked to APT28 Targets Kazakhstan's Diplomatic Relations
Uncover the details of UAC-0063 cyberespionage campaign in Kazakhstan and its potential connection to APT28

Bulbature, beneath the waves of GobRAT
Since mid 2023, Sekoia Threat Detection & Research team (TDR) investigated an infrastructure which controls compromised edge devices transformed into Operational Relay Boxes used to launch offensive cyber attack.

SilentSelfie: Uncovering a major watering hole campaign against Kurdish websites
Our investigation uncovered 25 kurdish websites compromised by four different variants of a malicious script, ranging from the simplest, which obtains the device's location, to the most complex, which prompts selected users to install a malicious And

A glimpse into the Quad7 operators' next moves and associated botnets
Uncover the secrets of the Quad7 botnet and its ever-evolving toolset. Learn about the new backdoors and protocols used by these operators.

Solving the 7777 Botnet enigma: A cybersecurity quest
Discover 7777 botnet (aka Quad7) and its activity, targets, and use of TP-Link routers in Microsoft 365 attacks in our latest investigation.

Unplugging PlugX: Sinkholing the PlugX USB worm botnet
Learn about our process for collecting telemetry data from PlugX worm-infected workstations, as well as how to disinfect them.

The Predator spyware ecosystem is not dead: Intellexa's active C2 infrastructure and targeted countries
Discover our TDR team's revelations about Predator spyware: its C2 infrastructure and list of countries still using its cyber espionage tool.