Hajime
- First seen
- 2016-10-16 00:00:00
- Malware type
- worm
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-22 04:15:10
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:25:04
Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities technology-and-telecommunications
Context
Hajime is a peer-to-peer worm that targets IoT devices by exploiting vulnerabilities to propagate. Unlike other malware such as Mirai, Hajime does not carry a destructive payload and is designed to establish a botnet for controlling compromised devices.
Related threat objects
- Hajime (infrastructure)
Reports & references
- blog.netlab.360.com — P2P Botnets Review Status Continuous Monitoring (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Hajime (report)
- Broadcom/Symantec — Hajime Worm Battles Mirai Control Internet Things (report)
- github.com — Hajime Hashes (report)
- par.nsf.gov — 10096257 (report)
- security.radware.com — Downloadasset (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — Hajime Status Report En (report)
- x86.re — Hajime A Follow Up (report)
- blog.netlab.360.com — Quick Summary Port 8291 Scan En (report)
- security.rapiditynetworks.com — Hajime (report)