APT / THREAT GROUP
HinataBot
2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
HinataBot is a Go-based DDoS-focused botnet. It was observed in the first quarter of 2023 targeting HTTP and SSH endpoints leveraging old vulnerabilities and weak credentials. Amongst those infection vectors are exploitation of the miniigd SOAP service on Realtek SDK devices (CVE-2014-8361), Huawei HG532 routers (CVE-2017-17215), and exposed Hadoop YARN servers.
Threat Analysis
HinataBot is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2
Also Known As
elf.hinata_botHinataBot
External Intelligence
Malpedia: elf.hinata_botResearch Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.