HIUPAN

MITRE ATT&CK: S1230 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: HIUPAN

Malware type
worm
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:19:19

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Context

HIUPAN (aka U2DiskWatch) is a is a worm that propagates through removable drives known to be leveraged by Mustang Panda and was first observed utilized in 2024.

Detection coverage

  • 232 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Replication Through Removable Media (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Delay Execution (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious File (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Files and Directories (attack-pattern)
  • DLL (attack-pattern)
  • Peripheral Device Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • ibm.com — Hive0154 Targeting Us Philippines Pakistan Taiwan (report)
  • Trend Micro — Earth Preta New Malware And Strategies (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1230 (report)

External references