HOMETHREATSHide and Seek
APT / THREAT GROUP

Hide and Seek

3
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: elf.hideandseek

Threat Analysis

Hide and Seek 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.avast.com/hide-n-seek-botnet-continues
→https://blog.netlab.360.com/hns-botnet-recent-activities-en/
→https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/01/new-hide-n-seek-iot-botnet-using-custom-built-peer-to-peer-communication-spotted-in-the-wild/
→https://labs.bitdefender.com/2018/05/hide-and-seek-iot-botnet-resurfaces-with-new-tricks-persistence/
→https://threatlabs.avast.com/botnet

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases3

Also Known As

HNSHide and Seekelf.hideandseek

External Intelligence

Malpedia: elf.hideandseek

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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