HOMETHREATSHiddenLotus
APT / THREAT GROUP

HiddenLotus

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Malwarebytes, The HiddenLotus "dropper" is an application named Lê Thu Hà (HAEDC).pdf, using an old trick of disguising itself as a document - in this case, an Adobe Acrobat file.

Threat Analysis

HiddenLotus 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.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2017/12/interesting-disguise-employed-by-new-mac-malware/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2

Also Known As

osx.hiddenlotusHiddenLotus

External Intelligence

Malpedia: osx.hiddenlotus

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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