BadNews

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.badnews

Threat Analysis

BadNews is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→http://blog.fortinet.com/2017/04/05/in-depth-look-at-new-variant-of-monsoon-apt-backdoor-part-1

→http://blog.fortinet.com/2017/04/05/in-depth-look-at-new-variant-of-monsoon-apt-backdoor-part-2

→https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2022/01/patchwork-apt-caught-in-its-own-web/

→https://cocomelonc.github.io/tutorial/2021/09/04/simple-malware-av-evasion.html

→https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/tech-brief-untangling-the-patchwork-cyberespionage-group.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases2

Also Known As

BadNewswin.badnews

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.badnews

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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