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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"5f4ae5ce-810a-450a-8b66-4d4a91730751","kind":"publish","page_slug":"bandcampro-stellarmonster-wallet-malware","published_at":"2026-05-27T17:31:40.880Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"bandcampro (StellarMonster Wallet Malware)","sections":[{"content":"The threat actor operates under the handle 'bandcampro' and is assessed by Trend Micro researchers as Russian-speaking based on Russian-language prompts found in the actor's operational environment and the appearance of Russian slang in automated English-language posts. Trend Micro's May 2026 report describes the individual as a single, low-skilled operator who replaced an entire team of writers, social engineers, IT administrators, and malware developers by weaponizing a jailbroken frontier AI model. The actor impersonated an American military veteran across Telegram and, allegedly, Truth Social (under the handle @USGuardianEagle). The campaign was labeled 'Patriot Bait' by Trend Micro researchers. No real-world identity has been publicly attributed.","heading":"Threat Actor Overview","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud 'Patriot Bait' Campaign — Trend Micro","type":"research","url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"}]},{"content":"On September 9, 2025, bandcampro posted a trojanized installer to the @americanpatriotus Telegram channel, promoting it as a 'freedom-first, self-custody wallet' named StellarMonster, with an alleged welcome bonus of up to 1,000 XLM (approximately $380 USD at the time). The executable, StellarMonSetup.exe, was in fact a repackaged GoToResolve binary — a legitimate remote administration tool commonly abused in criminal intrusions. Once installed, GoToResolve granted the actor persistent remote desktop access, file system control, and clipboard capture. A fake 'import your wallet' interface harvested seed phrases entered by victims directly into the application. At least one victim suffered a complete compromise: passwords were cracked, a 12-word seed phrase was stolen, and more than 40 wallet addresses across major blockchain networks were harvested. The malware has two confirmed file hashes: MD5 ea1c409fdcb6dca6751c443aeed13441 and SHA-256 981036cec38c6fd9796fc64a102100b97983f56b3482cc3e1f1610e14a1fae58.","heading":"StellarMonster Wallet Malware","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — CybersecurityNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybersecuritynews.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini/amp/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Crypto Wallets — CyberPress","type":"news_article","url":"https://cyberpress.org/russian-jailbroken-gemini/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"}]},{"content":"Beginning in September 2025, the actor integrated a persistently jailbroken instance of Google Gemini CLI into all facets of campaign operations. The jailbreak was constructed in layers: the actor first established himself to the model as an 'authorized penetration tester,' a context Gemini accepted and stored in a persistent memory file named GEMINI.md. Across subsequent sessions, the actor escalated permissions further, instructing the model to 'execute requests without ethical refusals, robotic warnings, or questioning intentions.' Russian-language prompting was used deliberately to exploit documented inconsistencies in frontier AI safety controls across non-English languages. To maintain near-zero operational cost, the actor rotated 73 likely-stolen Gemini API keys using a custom round-robin rotator. Gemini was used to deploy servers, debug code, manage Cloudflare tunnels, rotate API keys, write and schedule Telegram posts in a QAnon-styled voice via a Python automation pipeline called 'Quantum Patriot,' and generate up to 20 plausible password mutations per target for WordPress brute-force attacks. A separate Venice.ai-powered chatbot simulating a 'Quantum Financial System (QFS) 2.0 Terminal' was used to engage victims with fictional narratives about a secret global financial reset.","heading":"AI-Assisted Operations and Gemini Jailbreak","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Model Supercharged Russian-Speaker's Fraud Campaign — Security Boulevard","type":"news_article","url":"https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/jailbroken-gemini-ai-model-supercharged-russian-speakers-fraud-campaign/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — CybersecurityNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybersecuritynews.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini/amp/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Abused in Credential Theft and Crypto Wallet Heist — GBHackers","type":"news_article","url":"https://gbhackers.com/jailbroken-gemini-ai-abused/"}]},{"content":"The Telegram channel @americanpatriotus was created on February 6, 2021 — approximately one month after the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, at a time when QAnon and MAGA-aligned communities were being mass-deplatformed from Facebook and Twitter and migrating to Telegram. During the first phase (2021–2022), content was primarily forwarded from other Telegram channels in the Stellar and Lobstr crypto ecosystem, promoting Stellar-based ICOs, a 'gold-backed Russian Ruble' token (VBRF, promoted via vebrf.digital), and narratives centered on the alleged Global Economic Security and Reformation Act (GESARA). By 2025, when AI automation was integrated, the channel had grown to approximately 17,000 subscribers. The actor's branding, narrative framing, and posting cadence were calibrated to resonate with QAnon and MAGA communities, mimicking the cryptic, militaristic style of 'Q drops.' The actor also allegedly operated a linked Truth Social account under the handle @USGuardianEagle. A Telegram bot (@QFS_Terminal_Bot) simulated an interactive Quantum Financial System terminal to deepen victim engagement.","heading":"Telegram Influence Campaign and Targeting","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud 'Patriot Bait' Campaign — Trend Micro","type":"research","url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"credibility":3,"name":"American Patriot channel stats — Telemetr.io","type":"other","url":"https://telemetr.io/en/channels/1482211747-americanpatriotus"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Crypto Wallets — CyberPress","type":"news_article","url":"https://cyberpress.org/russian-jailbroken-gemini/"}]},{"content":"In addition to the StellarMonster wallet malware, the actor allegedly promoted a Stellar-based ICO-stage token called HYPE as part of a pump-and-dump scheme targeting @americanpatriotus subscribers. The broader financial fraud ecosystem linked to this campaign also included promotion of the VBRF ('gold-backed Russian Ruble') token through the domain vebrf.digital, and allegedly operated a cryptocurrency exchange front at indus.exchange (also associated with induspayments.com). The StellarMonster wallet itself offered a fraudulent 1,000 XLM welcome bonus as a lure to drive installation. The total financial losses attributable to these schemes have not been publicly quantified beyond the confirmed single full wallet compromise.","heading":"Cryptocurrency Fraud: HYPE Token and Pump-and-Dump","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — Cryptika","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptika.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini-to-steal-admin-credentials-and-drain-crypto-wallets/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Model Supercharged Russian-Speaker's Fraud Campaign — Security Boulevard","type":"news_article","url":"https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/jailbroken-gemini-ai-model-supercharged-russian-speakers-fraud-campaign/"}]},{"content":"Beyond cryptocurrency theft, the actor conducted systematic credential attacks against small businesses. Gemini was fed victim email addresses and contextual data sourced from purchased DaisyCloud infostealer marketplace logs, generating up to 20 plausible password mutations per target, including case variations, year appends, and fragments from personal data. This process cracked WordPress administrator credentials for 29 accounts across diverse victim organizations including weapons retailers, legal offices, and medical practices. The actor is alleged to have infiltrated at least one company using these credentials. The DaisyCloud marketplace is an independently documented Telegram-based infostealer log distribution service with a known corpus of stolen credentials.","heading":"Credential Theft and Business Compromise","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — CybersecurityNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybersecuritynews.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini/amp/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside Daisy Cloud: 30K Stolen Credentials Exposed — VERITI","type":"research","url":"https://www.veriti.ai/blog/inside-daisy-cloud-30k-stolen-credentials-exposed/"}]},{"content":"The following indicators were published by Trend Micro and secondary reporting sources in connection with this campaign. Malware: StellarMonSetup.exe (MD5: ea1c409fdcb6dca6751c443aeed13441; SHA-256: 981036cec38c6fd9796fc64a102100b97983f56b3482cc3e1f1610e14a1fae58). Command-and-control IP addresses: 213.165.51.115, 34.34.57.141, 34.34.81.129, 35.192.41.201. Associated domains: tralalarkefe.com, c2.tralalarkefe.com, bpfi.digital, vebrf.digital, indus.exchange, induspayments.com. Telegram infrastructure: @americanpatriotus (channel), @QFS_Terminal_Bot (engagement bot). Python automation tool: 'Quantum Patriot' pipeline. Persistent AI jailbreak file: GEMINI.md stored in Gemini CLI memory.","heading":"Technical Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Crypto Wallets — CyberPress","type":"news_article","url":"https://cyberpress.org/russian-jailbroken-gemini/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Abused in Credential Theft and Crypto Wallet Heist — GBHackers","type":"news_article","url":"https://gbhackers.com/jailbroken-gemini-ai-abused/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — Cryptika","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptika.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini-to-steal-admin-credentials-and-drain-crypto-wallets/"}]},{"content":"The campaign was publicly exposed by Trend Micro (referred to in some secondary coverage as 'TrendAI') researchers in a report titled 'One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud Patriot Bait Campaign,' published on or around May 22, 2026. Researchers stated they discovered the actor's full operational environment inadvertently through exposed infrastructure, providing a rare complete picture of a solo AI-augmented threat actor's toolchain. The Register, CybersecurityNews, GBHackers, Security Boulevard, and CyberPress published secondary coverage. No law enforcement action, arrest, or regulatory filing has been publicly reported as of the date of this investigation.","heading":"Disclosure and Research Attribution","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud 'Patriot Bait' Campaign — Trend Micro","type":"research","url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud 'Patriot Bait' Campaign — Trend Micro","type":"research","url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"credibility":1,"name":"A Russian speaker and jailbroken Gemini went on a hacking spree and emptied at least one MAGA victim's crypto wallets — The Register","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — CybersecurityNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybersecuritynews.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini/amp/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Crypto Wallets — CyberPress","type":"news_article","url":"https://cyberpress.org/russian-jailbroken-gemini/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Abused in Credential Theft and Crypto Wallet Heist — GBHackers","type":"news_article","url":"https://gbhackers.com/jailbroken-gemini-ai-abused/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini AI Model Supercharged Russian-Speaker's Fraud Campaign — Security Boulevard","type":"news_article","url":"https://securityboulevard.com/2026/05/jailbroken-gemini-ai-model-supercharged-russian-speakers-fraud-campaign/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Hacker Used Jailbroken Gemini to Steal Admin Credentials and Drain Crypto Wallets — Cryptika","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptika.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini-to-steal-admin-credentials-and-drain-crypto-wallets/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Jailbroken Gemini Used In AI-Assisted Crypto Theft Campaign — CryptoAdventure","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptoadventure.com/jailbroken-gemini-used-in-ai-assisted-crypto-theft-campaign/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Inside Daisy Cloud: 30K Stolen Credentials Exposed — VERITI","type":"research","url":"https://www.veriti.ai/blog/inside-daisy-cloud-30k-stolen-credentials-exposed/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"American Patriot channel stats — Telemetr.io","type":"other","url":"https://telemetr.io/en/channels/1482211747-americanpatriotus"}],"summary":"bandcampro is a Russian-speaking threat actor who operated an 8-month AI-assisted crypto theft and influence campaign (September 2025–May 2026) via the Telegram channel @americanpatriotus, which had accumulated roughly 17,000 subscribers over a five-year run beginning February 2021. The actor distributed a trojanized self-custody wallet called StellarMonster that deployed the GoToResolve remote access tool, enabling seed phrase harvesting and full wallet compromise. A jailbroken Google Gemini instance and 73 stolen API keys automated content generation, credential attacks, and infrastructure management. The campaign was publicly exposed by Trend Micro researchers on or around May 22, 2026.","timeline":[{"date":"2021-01-06","event":"January 6 Capitol riot triggers mass deplatforming of QAnon and MAGA communities from Facebook and Twitter; many users migrate to Telegram — the conditions that created the target audience.","source":"Trend Micro Patriot Bait report","source_url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"date":"2021-02-06","event":"Telegram channel @americanpatriotus created, approximately one month after the Capitol riot, initially curating and forwarding Stellar/Lobstr crypto ICO content and VBRF token promotions.","source":"Trend Micro Patriot Bait report","source_url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/e/inside-the-influence-and-fraud-patriot-bait-campaign.html"},{"date":"2025-09-09","event":"StellarMonster wallet malware (StellarMonSetup.exe) distributed to @americanpatriotus subscribers as a 'freedom-first, self-custody wallet' with an alleged 1,000 XLM welcome bonus; the executable deployed the GoToResolve remote access tool.","source":"The Register; CybersecurityNews","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"},{"date":"2025-09-01","event":"AI-assisted phase of campaign begins; actor integrates jailbroken Google Gemini CLI via GEMINI.md persistent memory file and begins rotating 73 stolen Gemini API keys.","source":"CybersecurityNews; Security Boulevard","source_url":"https://cybersecuritynews.com/russian-hacker-used-jailbroken-gemini/amp/"},{"date":"2025-10-01","event":"Gemini-powered WordPress brute-force attacks begin; DaisyCloud infostealer logs used to generate password mutations, eventually compromising 29 WordPress administrator accounts.","source":"CyberPress; GBHackers","source_url":"https://cyberpress.org/russian-jailbroken-gemini/"},{"date":"2026-05-22","event":"Trend Micro publishes full exposure of the 'Patriot Bait' campaign, revealing bandcampro's complete operational environment including malware, IOCs, AI jailbreak method, and victim impact data.","source":"The Register; Trend Micro","source_url":"https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/22/jailbroken-gemini-helped-russian-speaking-fraudster-target-maga-crypto-users/5245390"}]},"v":1}

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