C2Looper: A New Backdoor Likely Tied To Ransomware With GitHub C2

Reported 17 Aug 2026 by otx · Severity: medium

In July 2026, a new Rust-based malware family called C2Looper was identified, likely used by ransomware-related threat actors. The malware is assessed with low to medium confidence to be delivered through multi-stage ClickFix infection chains. C2Looper provides backdoor capabilit