Icefog

Aliases: Fucobha

First seen
2013-09-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat, trojan
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:39:57

Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace energy-and-utilities government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment technology-and-telecommunications

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

Context

Icefog, also known as Fucobha, is a cyber espionage malware family primarily targeting the supply chain in sectors such as defense, aerospace, and telecommunications. It has been used in precision strikes against specific organizations in South Korea and Japan, employing tactics generally attributed to state-sponsored actors.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Icefog_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • go.recordedfuture.com — Cta 2021 0616 (report)
  • slideshare.net — Cb19 Cyber Threat Landscape In Japan Revealing Threat In The Shadow By Chi En Shen Ashley Oleg Bondarenko (report)
  • go.recordedfuture.com — Cta 2021 0228 (report)
  • nao-sec.org — An Overhead View Of The Royal Road (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Icefog (report)
  • kz-cert.kz — 502 (report)
  • speakerdeck.com — Into The Fog The Return Of Icefog Apt (report)

External references