HOMETHREATSHancitor
APT / THREAT GROUP

Hancitor

3
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Hancitor(aka Chanitor) emerged in 2013 which spread via social engineering techniques mainly through phishing mails embedded with malicious link and weaponized Microsoft office document contains malicious macro in it.

Threat Analysis

Hancitor 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://0ffset.net/reverse-engineering/malware-analysis/reversing-hancitor-again/
→https://blog.group-ib.com/hancitor-cuba-ransomware
→https://blog.group-ib.com/prometheus-tds
→https://blog.group-ib.com/switching-side-jobs
→https://blog.minerva-labs.com/new-hancitor-pimp-my-downloader

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3

Also Known As

win.hancitorChanitorHancitor

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.hancitor

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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