Acronym
- First seen
- 2016-05-20 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat, spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:42:26
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn
Context
Acronym is a sophisticated remote access tool (RAT) used primarily for cyber espionage. It targets government and financial sectors, enabling attackers to perform information gathering and data exfiltration activities.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Acronym_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Acronym (report)