Summary

Malware Analysis Report at a Glance Malware Name FIRESTARTER Original Publication April 23, 2026 Executive Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) analyzed a sample of FIRESTARTER malware obtained from a forensic investigation. CISA and the United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) assess advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are using FIRESTARTER malware for persistence, specifically targeting publicly accessible Cisco Firepower and Secure Firewall devices running Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) or Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software.

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