Veaty

Aliases: Whisper

Malware type
trojan, backdoor
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:17:25

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector energy-and-utilities technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn

Context

Veaty, also known by its alias Whisper, is a sophisticated malware family primarily used for espionage. It targets government, energy, and telecommunications sectors, providing attackers with backdoor access and data exfiltration capabilities.

Reports & references

  • ESET — Bladedfeline Whispering Dark (report)
  • research.checkpoint.com — Iranian Malware Attacks Iraqi Government (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Veaty (report)

External references