TERRACOTTA
MITRE ATT&CK: S0545 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: TERRACOTTA
- First seen
- 2019-07-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- botnet
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- android
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:31:26
Targeted industries: media-and-entertainment technology-and-telecommunications
Context
TERRACOTTA is an ad fraud botnet that has been capable of generating over 2 billion fraudulent requests per week.
Malware & tools used
- Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
- Native API (attack-pattern)
- Generate Traffic from Victim (attack-pattern)
- GUI Input Capture (attack-pattern)
- Internet Connection Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Scheduled Task/Job (attack-pattern)
- System Checks (attack-pattern)
- Input Injection (attack-pattern)
- Foreground Persistence (attack-pattern)
- Broadcast Receivers (attack-pattern)
- Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Bidirectional Communication (attack-pattern)
- System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Download New Code at Runtime (attack-pattern)
- SMS Control (attack-pattern)
Reports & references
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0545 (report)
- whiteops.com — Terracotta Android Malware A Technical Study (report)