Slingshot
- First seen
- 2012-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rootkit, spyware
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-05-27 08:45:05
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:56:13
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:af country_code:iq country_code:jz country_code:ke country_code:ly country_code:sd country_code:so country_code:tn country_code:tr country_code:ae country_code:ye
Context
- 2012 first sighted - Attack vector via compromised Mikrotik routers where victims get infection when they connect to Mikrotik router admin software - Winbox - 2018 when discovered by Kaspersky Team Infection Vector - Infected Mikrotik Router > Malicious DLL (IP4.dll) in Router > User connect via winbox > Malicious DLL downloaded on computer
Reports & references
- Kaspersky — 84312 (report)
- ESET — Signed Kernel Drivers Unguarded Gateway Windows Core (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Slingshot (report)
- cyberscoop.com — Kaspersky Slingshot Isis Operation Socom Five Eyes (report)
- s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com — The Slingshot Apt Report Eng Final (report)