RIPTIDE
MITRE ATT&CK: S0003 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: RIPTIDE
- First seen
- 2009-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:35:45
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us country_code:jp
Context
RIPTIDE is a proxy-aware backdoor used by APT12 to conduct cyber espionage. It is known for targeting government and telecommunication sectors, primarily focusing on Asia-Pacific regions.
Detection coverage
- 31 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
- Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- APT12 (threat-actor)
Reports & references
- Mandiant — Darwins Favorite Apt Group 2 (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0003 (report)