HOMETHREATSChalubo
APT / THREAT GROUP

Chalubo

3
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Sophos describes this malware as a DDoS bot, with its name originating from ChaCha-Lua-bot due to its use of ChaCha cipher and Lua. Variants exist for multiple architectures and it incorporates code from XorDDoS and Mirai.

Threat Analysis

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

External References

→https://blog.centurylink.com/the-pumpkin-eclipse/
→https://blog.lumen.com/the-pumpkin-eclipse/
→https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2018/10/22/chalubo-botnet-wants-to-ddos-from-your-server-or-iot-device/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3

Also Known As

ChaChaDDoSChaluboelf.chalubo

External Intelligence

Malpedia: elf.chalubo

Research Links

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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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