Gone with the WindRelay: A New Malware Combo Behind a Growing Fraud Scheme

    Date: 08/20/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    WindRelay is a newly identified NFC relay malware designed to capture and remotely relay contactless payment card data, enabling fraudulent transactions. It is deployed alongside the SpyNote RAT, whose Accessibility Service access allows attackers to silently install and activate the NFC malware through live-call social engineering. The combination provides dual monetization capabilities, allowing attackers to abuse remote device access and NFC-based card fraud, highlighting the growing threat of contactless payment attacks. 

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

    IP Address

    88.86.124.114

    185.100.87.116

    185.100.87.223

    213.218.160.48

    Hash

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    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    dstipaddress IN ("185.100.87.116","88.86.124.114","185.100.87.223","213.218.160.48") or srcipaddress IN ("185.100.87.116","88.86.124.114","185.100.87.223","213.218.160.48")

    Detection Query 2 :

    sha1hash IN ("850680506df7892d43b3382f0f89a06ef18837c7","56b819cb285dbdbc307268b4fadbddaa61319bb8","6feeba25748996d3928f11ef774122e02b4b8850","50cf07b97ef999e9fc5c7efae19d0e5f39db39fa","294ecf0550308dff9df0eea86ca127c064b3bfb8","8e665c12b7d8e80c72d86ed4425663ecd74e453c","217ab41d543278d0ecce797a71ef38a6bc1493fe","91e66d640b2a570bd83b408b51ebbf21e95e7469","1eac0c636edf181eec0315ffe3b5b1e310b1a352","65ca7e9363539282c2670dfab100b75c9bfb6253","11f9fb29f2cc142e81c804f53599ae36282c95b3","1371b2b2da10ed178d26a7aad191634553f865ae","67e2a1e8ab963086bb768b28307cf58dadb0acc7","e2e836d16a1b50d4d091f7ae507b82c0a8e05376","ec730da64f9feae4259ebc88113c5cebdf2b1ad7","852322e063872a025b711d5adf08531eac36a265","48d011117eacf57128c7e473bb5d4d69e3d41ef6","a1574476a616599a202cc731a6d5dbf9b3a635f0","39060c673aefa0902cb5fc787fa53364cad9ed6f","ea2be784b2c08cd6f116e14079d6583ba606c556","82a35dd0ec20791bc3161a87fdb6caa68fd3d4a6","dfd19ee8b550f21b99d63ce87d039d1e8e1e111b","e05575afe5a01d150daa8b4bb935213cc0e538f6","193078cda795dc2f12983e9b66821f7e67c6495d","38ca1bc31ccdc1c650720abd76bcc619532c0166","22fa5c967b0775c3f3398dcf5dbb46ff80e1708b","bce3d9b06a3fc2312fe5be213f3d98b9350c9b22","bc2bce53d71533c2eb1ccc30ef252ea2774d0100","a72089566a711ed0781d5a36e3c289de0de13e2d")

    Detection Query 3 :

    sha256hash IN ("22f01c554cdbb22afe10a12c55a446efc5fed2a4309196a4a298147b6655b121","1c2da449573b8355c68d7fb16b6fda3c010ba224952374bd02b6d8e0a3b5a03b","6aefddd5825d27b2f5c3c3ef339d0731fda0757f50fd843d9909728622f174ec","3b98169f7d9f8a25f466c64a63074f5c09901ad568be89b8dba28018898a0f8b","53831b969f257da4fd13966fbebbd793e052e71b901a748405f7560ba1c117ff","25d096b74ab643ed1669c5d942f93677d7fdfdd30def6e0dfac4f8062b4a0af0","e5701b3ec6b8d1132295098f1544a5ac98617eb9d188db7f625627cb57c1895d","bd50868665605df7332702b7d70942cf63f273a88c99c4a7384deb72d31611aa","b7620d95bed4cff8ab8dc779f2295badb8009a2b5aa59cee7f971c1abc33d16b","4b51b11b4f3548f5c69ceacbe6e8ea89dfea0ee74ae373e5f02616b53caaf9cf","66e4174630c8ff3d2f7236b6b3bb3201a82655cc6a9d39702b8ab243cabea2dc","60294bf6be02361fa989de9d504f1e11563a34d45db5be5b74868e80fdb2a41f","85c1e56dcd1f6228915262b55ac29c9d5ec83542b0e7ac66fedee6be5f689be1","43410e4d540d83fb46a9e745950217073464fa79b74601b8542fa98127c5f36f","653201819cb651d397c8c01f36036cd317e53dd1eb61a337051f246a3008a11f","ab91a5d6365a21b89a0cee76148abb4fe98b05b4a0c8cea99f3934a12b9bd432","ca90a2f7ee0e0aaa15f1fac214a71c616a10d3f96428b0c1afa975d2f3f43cb6","5a0c716f0264ece8fa7a90b498886cb34eb8785da34724d4001c2b67abacb4e1","17f8231dcfdeee8ff3aa14b97375ba6a55e1fee500833e2d6191713a2ddc0a90","ee91767b80e5b1545777672f3596d6960281bdc3f27abe66c563370ab6dc9125","3f0eea6c320e0d5c1ad83a00c02d3ac20dc4ef9e6204d7866211cb315436e0b2","e9f0a03dff09df07f830877ad49109ed47bbaaea184c4c9f046202d73f0932e1")

    Reference:    

    https://www.group-ib.com/blog/windrelay-nfc-spynote-rat-combo-fraud/                                  


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