HummingBad

MITRE ATT&CK: S0322 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: HummingBad

Malware type
trojan
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:30:36

Context

HummingBad is a family of Android malware that generates fraudulent advertising revenue and has the ability to obtain root access on older, vulnerable versions of Android.

Malware & tools used

  • Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (attack-pattern)
  • Generate Traffic from Victim (attack-pattern)

Reports & references

  • arstechnica.com — Virulent Auto Rooting Malware Takes Control Of 10 Million Android Devices (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0322 (report)

External references