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#9 The Hacker News general July 03, 2026 at 18:55 UTC

New Avalon Malware Framework Packs CrownX Ransomware Capabilities

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

Researchers uncovered Avalon, a previously undocumented modular malware framework that delivers CrownX ransomware via multi-stage phishing chains capable of bypassing traditional security controls. Avalon consolidates credential harvesting, lateral movement, remote access, backup/recovery disruption, and ransomware execution into a single framework, making it a comprehensive threat requiring defense-in-depth controls across multiple kill-chain stages.

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