Derusbi (ELF)

First seen
2011-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor, rat
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:36:12

Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:cn country_code:jp

Context

Derusbi is a backdoor often used by Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) groups. It primarily targets government, defense, and technology sectors to facilitate cyber espionage.

Reports & references

  • MITRE ATT&CK — G0001 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — G0096 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Derusbi (report)
  • twitter.com — 1407676522534735873 (report)

External references