Kazuar

Malware
5 incidents First seen 2026-05-16 Last seen 2026-10-23
Overview

Kazuar is a fully featured, multi-platform backdoor Trojan written using the Microsoft .NET framework.

Threat ecosystem
Actors Malware Campaigns CVEs
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At a glance
peak priority 145 35 techniques 1 groups use it WindowsmacOS in ATT&CK since 2018-10-17 updated 2025-10-21 · v1.4
Activity by month (incidents)
2026-052026-10
Sectors targeted
defense · 3government · 2education · 1energy · 1logistics · 1
Countries targeted
RU · 4UA · 4DE · 3AT · 2BE · 2BG · 2CH · 2CY · 2CZ · 2DK · 2EE · 2ES · 2
Origin
RU · 4UA · 3AT · 2BE · 2CH · 2DE · 2
Kinds of incident
Malware & Botnets · 4State-Sponsored & Espionage · 3
Techniques seen in incidents
Espionage · 5Phishing · 4T1059.001 - PowerShell · 3T1588.001 - Malware · 3Exfiltration · 2Reconnaissance · 2T1059.006 - Python · 2Botnet · 1Keylogging · 1Lateral Movement · 1T1021.001 - Remote Desktop Protocol · 1T1047 - Windows Management Instrumentation · 1T1059.005 - Visual Basic · 1T1584.005 - Botnet · 1
Related actors
Turla · 5
Related CVEs
CVE-2025-8088 · 1
ATT&CK techniques by tactic (35)
execution T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1059.004 Unix Shell
persistence T1543.003 Windows Service T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1547.009 Shortcut Modification
privilege escalation T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection T1543.003 Windows Service T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder T1547.009 Shortcut Modification
discovery T1010 Application Window Discovery T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery T1033 System Owner/User Discovery T1057 Process Discovery T1069.001 Local Groups T1082 System Information Discovery T1083 File and Directory Discovery T1087.001 Local Account T1680 Local Storage Discovery
collection T1005 Data from Local System T1074.001 Local Data Staging T1113 Screen Capture T1125 Video Capture
command and control T1008 Fallback Channels T1071.001 Web Protocols T1071.002 File Transfer Protocols T1090.001 Internal Proxy T1102.002 Bidirectional Communication T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer T1132.001 Standard Encoding
exfiltration T1029 Scheduled Transfer
impact T1485 Data Destruction
stealth T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection T1070.004 File Deletion
Groups that use it
Turla
Incident timeline
2026-10-23
Russia-Linked Hackers Used New Mesh Network Backdoor in Destructive Ukraine Attack
2026-06-26
Turla group adds more malware to Russia’s espionage efforts against Ukraine
2026-06-25
Russian APT 'Gamaredon' Upgrades Its Arsenal, Requiring New Defenses