AdaptixC2: A New Open-Source Framework Leveraged in Real-World Attacks unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/adaptixc2…

AdaptixC2 is a recently identified, open-source post-exploitation and adversarial emulation framework made for penetration testers that threat actors are using in campaigns. Unlike many well-known C2 frameworks, AdaptixC2 has remained largely under the radar. There is limited public documentation available demonstrating its use in real-world attacks. Our research looks at what AdaptixC2 can do, helping security teams to defend against it.

AdaptixC2 is a versatile post-exploitation framework. Threat actors use it to execute commands, transfer files and perform data exfiltration on compromised systems. Because it’s open-source, threat actors can easily customize and adapt it for their specific objectives. This makes it a highly flexible and dangerous tool.

The emergence of AdaptixC2 as a tool used in the wild by threat actors highlights a growing trend of attackers using customizable frameworks to evade detection.