APT / THREAT GROUP
Amadey
2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
Amadey is a botnet that appeared around October 2018 and is being sold for about $500 on Russian-speaking hacking forums. It periodically sends information about the system and installed AV software to its C2 server and polls to receive orders from it. Its main functionality is that it can load other payloads (called "tasks") for all or specifically targeted computers compromised by the malware.
Threat Analysis
Amadey is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.
Intelligence Reports Mentioning Amadey
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 26
SentinelOne Blog· Jun 26, 2026
Amadey and StealC Malware Network Disrupted, 27M Stolen Credentials Recovered
The Hacker News· Jun 24, 2026
Europol-Led Operation Endgame Takes Down StealC and Amadey Infostealers
Infosecurity Magazine· Jun 24, 2026
Microsoft and Allies Smash Shared Infrastructure of Amadey and StealC Malware
SecurityWeek· Jun 24, 2026
Amadey, StealC malware operations disrupted in Operation Endgame action
BleepingComputer· Jun 24, 2026
ESET takes part in Operation Endgame to disrupt Amadey and Stealc
ESET Research· Jun 24, 2026
StealC and Amadey: Breaking down infostealers and the cybercrime services that deliver them
Microsoft Security Blog· Jun 24, 2026
External References
Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2
Also Known As
Amadeywin.amadey
External Intelligence
Malpedia: win.amadeyResearch Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.