Hikit

MITRE ATT&CK: S0009 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Hikit

First seen
2011-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:35:56

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector manufacturing energy-and-utilities

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:cn

Context

Hikit is malware that has been used by Axiom for late-stage persistence and exfiltration after the initial compromise.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 248 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Phishing (attack-pattern)
  • DLL (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Code Signing Policy Modification (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Install Root Certificate (attack-pattern)
  • Rootkit (attack-pattern)
  • Internal Proxy (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Hikit_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • paper.seebug.org — Hidden Lynx (report)
  • web.archive.org — Security Vendors Take Action Against Hidden Lynx Malware (report)
  • recordedfuture.com — Hidden Lynx Analysis (report)
  • secureworks.com — Bronze Keystone (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — G0001 (report)
  • web.archive.org — Executive Summary Final 1 (report)
  • web.archive.org — Executive Summary Final 1 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Hikit (report)
  • Broadcom/Symantec — Security Vendors Take Action Against Hidden Lynx Malware (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0009 (report)
  • web.archive.org — Hikit Rootkit Advanced Persistent Attack Techniques Part 1 (report)

External references