APT / THREAT GROUP

EnemyBot

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to the Infosec Institute, EnemyBot is a dangerous IoT botnet that has made headlines in the last few weeks. This threat, which seems to be disseminated by the Keksec group, expanded its features by adding recent vulnerabilities discovered in 2022. It was designed to attack web servers, Android devices and content management systems (CMS) servers.

Threat Analysis

EnemyBot 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://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/rapidly-evolving-iot-malware-enemybot-now-targeting-content-management-system-servers

→https://cybersecurity.att.com/blogs/labs-research/shikitega-new-stealthy-malware-targeting-linux

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/enemybot-a-look-into-keksecs-latest-ddos-botnet

→https://www.securonix.com/blog/detecting-the-enemybot-botnet-advisory

→https://www.securonix.com/blog/detecting-the-enemybot-botnet-advisory/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases2

Also Known As

elf.enemybotEnemyBot

External Intelligence

Malpedia: elf.enemybot

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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