Adwind
STATUS:
Active
TYPE:
Backdoor, Complex cyberattack platform
DISCOVERY:
2013
TARGETED PLATFORMS:
Windows, Linux, OS X, Android
FIRST KNOWN SAMPLE:
2012
NUMBER OF TARGETS:
100,001-300,000
TOP TARGETED COUNTRIES:
United States, India, Russia, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Hong-Kong, Taiwan
THE WAY
OF PROPAGATION
Social engineering
Exploits
PURPOSE/
FUNCTIONS
Cyberespionage
Surveillance
SPECIAL
FEATURES
Malware-as-a-Service platform
TARGETS
Financial institutions
Government entities
Energy, oil and gas companies
Telecoms
Education
Mass media and TV
Manufacturing
Software companies
Shipping
Trade and commerce
Healthcare
Design
Engineering
ARTEFACTS/
ATTRIBUTION
Brazilian Portuguese language artefacts
