Bahamut (Windows)

First seen
2017-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
spyware
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:54:31

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

Targeted regions: country_code:ae country_code:in

Context

Bahamut is a highly sophisticated spyware believed to be used by an advanced persistent threat group. It is known for targeting government, financial, and media entities primarily in the Middle East and South Asia.

Reports & references

  • bellingcat.com — Bahamut Pursuing Cyber Espionage Actor Middle East (report)
  • bellingcat.com — Bahamut Revisited Cyber Espionage Middle East South Asia (report)
  • blackberry.com — Pdfviewer (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Bahamut (report)

External references