Peppy

MITRE ATT&CK: S0643 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Peppy

First seen
2012-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:47:28

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services

Context

Peppy is a Python-based remote access Trojan, active since at least 2012, with similarities to Crimson.

Detection coverage

  • 170 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Automated Exfiltration (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • proofpoint.com — Proofpoint Operation Transparent Tribe Threat Insight En (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0643 (report)

External references