cicada3301
- First seen
- 2019-08-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware, rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:53:24
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector education-and-nonprofits technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:jp country_code:cn
Context
Cicada3301 is associated with cyber-espionage activities, targeting various sectors such as government, education, and technology. It employs sophisticated spyware and remote access Trojan capabilities to infiltrate and monitor victim networks.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Cicada3301_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- ransomlook.io — Cicada3301 (report)
- group-ib.com — Cicada3301 (report)
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Repellent Scorpius Cicada3301 Ransomware (report)
- thehackernews.com — Cross Platform Cicada3301 Ransomware (report)
- cyble.com — Cicada3301 (report)
- truesec.com — Dissecting The Cicada (report)
- morphisec.com — Cicada3301 Ransomware Threat Analysis (report)
- waterisac.org — Ransomware Awareness %E2%80%93 New Ransomware Group %E2%80%9Ccicada3301%E2%80%9D Surfaces Connections Alphv Network (report)
- intrinsec.com — Tlp Clear 31072025 Shadowsyndicate Infrastructure Illumination En (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Cicada3301 (report)