FinFisher (ELF)
- First seen
- 2011-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware, rat, trojan
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:06:22
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services healthcare-and-pharmaceutical technology-and-telecommunications
Context
FinFisher is a sophisticated spyware suite designed for targeted surveillance. It is commonly used by government agencies for espionage and is capable of remote control and data exfiltration.
Reports & references
- amnesty.org — German Made Finspy Spyware Found In Egypt And Mac And Linux Versions Revealed (report)
- Kaspersky — 104322 (report)
- netzpolitik.org — Our Criminal Complaint German State Malware Company Finfisher Raided (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Finfisher (report)