Shakti
- First seen
- 2019-04-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- trojan
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:19:42
Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:in
Context
Shakti is an advanced persistent threat (APT) malware family used for cyber espionage, mainly targeting defense and government sectors in India. It is known for its capability to operate stealthily and extract sensitive data.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Shakti_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Shakti (report)
- blog.malwarebytes.com — Shakti Trojan Stealing Documents (report)
- blog.malwarebytes.com — Amp (report)