GhostSecret

First seen
2018-03-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat, trojan
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:02:56

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services energy-and-utilities healthcare-and-pharmaceutical technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:kr country_code:jp

Context

GhostSecret is a sophisticated malware family associated with cyber espionage. It has been used in targeted attacks primarily against government, financial, and healthcare sectors to exfiltrate sensitive information and enable surveillance activities.

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Ghost Secret (report)
  • McAfee — Analyzing Operation Ghostsecret Attack Seeks To Steal Data Worldwide (report)

External references