NKAbuse
MITRE ATT&CK: S1107 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: NKAbuse
- First seen
- 2023-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor, trojan, ddos
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- linux, macos, windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:29:40
Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications government-and-public-sector
Context
NKAbuse is a Go-based, multi-platform malware abusing NKN (New Kind of Network) technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.
Detection coverage
- 72 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Unix Shell (attack-pattern)
- Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Internet Connection Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Network Denial of Service (attack-pattern)
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Multi-hop Proxy (attack-pattern)
- Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
- Cron (attack-pattern)
Reports & references
- MITRE ATT&CK — S1107 (report)
- Kaspersky — 111512 (report)
- bleepingcomputer.com — New Nkabuse Malware Abuses Nkn Blockchain For Stealthy Comms (report)