Ss-bet-001_s.7z | Safe |
The actor uses the 7z.exe utility to compress and password-protect stolen data before exfiltrating it from the victim's network.
Audit 7z.exe executions, especially those involving temporary or public directories.
Restrict the use of administrator accounts and audit any use of built-in Windows tools for non-administrative tasks. SS-Bet-001_s.7z
Volt Typhoon (also known as Bronze Silhouette or Vanguard Panda).
To protect against activity involving this artifact, organizations are encouraged to: The actor uses the 7z
.7z (a 7-Zip compressed archive), often protected with a password.
Security professionals monitor for the execution of commands like 7z.exe a -p {REDACTED} c:\windows\temp\SS-Bet-001_s.7z . Because the file name often follows specific patterns or remains consistent across different victims, its presence is a high-confidence indicator of a compromise. Mitigations Volt Typhoon (also known as Bronze Silhouette or
is a specific compressed archive file identified by international cybersecurity agencies as an artifact associated with Volt Typhoon , a state-sponsored cyber actor based in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Overview of Activity