APT / THREAT GROUP

Houdini

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Houdini is a VBS-based RAT dating back to 2013. Past in the days, it used to be wrapped in an .exe but started being spamvertized or downloaded by other malware directly as .vbs in 2018. In 2019, WSHRAT appeared, a Javascript-based version of Houdini, recoded by the name of Kognito.

Threat Analysis

Houdini is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

External References

→http://blog.morphisec.com/hworm-houdini-aka-njrat

→http://blogs.360.cn/post/analysis-of-apt-c-37.html

→https://about.fb.com/news/2021/04/taking-action-against-hackers-in-palestine/

→https://blog.morphisec.com/ahk-rat-loader-leveraged-in-unique-delivery-campaigns

→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/09/operation-layover-how-we-tracked-attack.html

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases9

Also Known As

WSHRATwin.houdiniHoudinidunihiHwormdinihouKognitoJenxcusNjw0rm

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.houdini

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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