HemiGate

First seen
2023-02-15 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor, rat
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:06:10

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector energy-and-utilities financial-services

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn

Context

HemiGate is a sophisticated backdoor and remote access tool (RAT) utilized primarily in cyber-espionage campaigns targeting government and public sector organizations. It is known for its data exfiltration capabilities and has been detected in several high-profile intrusions.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Hemigate_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Trend Micro — Earth Estries Targets Government Tech For Cyberespionage (report)
  • jsac.jpcert.or.jp — Jsac2025 1 5 Leon Chang Theo Chen En (report)
  • jsac.jpcert.or.jp — Jsac2024 1 7 Hara Nakajima Kawakami En (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Hemigate (report)

External references