RedAlpha
- First seen
- 2018-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:17:39
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector education-and-nonprofits media-and-entertainment
Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:us
Context
RedAlpha is a cyber espionage malware family primarily used by a nation-state actor. It has been observed targeting government, educational, and media organizations to conduct surveillance and data theft.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Redalpha_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Redalpha (report)
- recordedfuture.com — Redalpha Cyber Campaigns (report)