Voldemort
- Malware type
- backdoor, rat
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:16:19
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications financial-services
Context
Voldemort is a backdoor discovered by Proofpoint in August 2024. It is being distributed via phishing E-Mails and makes use of creative techniques such as using saved search files during the infection chain for obfuscation and Google Sheets for C2. While its broad targeting looks like it is related to ecrime, Proofpoint notes that the capabilities of the malware point towards espionage/APT activity.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Used by threat actors
- Voldemort Malware Delivery Campaign (campaign)
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Voldemort_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- proofpoint.com — Phish China Aligned Espionage Actors Ramp Up Taiwan Semiconductor Targeting (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Voldemort (report)
- proofpoint.com — Malware Must Not Be Named Suspected Espionage Campaign Delivers Voldemort (report)
- x.com — 1848745326884360548 (report)