POWERPIPE

First seen
2014-12-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:45:26

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:us

Context

POWERPIPE is a backdoor malware known for targeting government and public sector entities in the United States. It is often associated with cyber espionage activities and is part of sophisticated persistent threats aimed at intelligence gathering.

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Fin7 Pursuing An Enigmatic And Evasive Global Criminal Operation (report)
  • Mandiant — Cds18 Technical S05 Att&Cking Fin7 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Ps1.Powerpipe (report)

External references