MiniDuke

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

The MiniDuke toolset consists of multiple downloader and backdoor components

Threat Analysis

MiniDuke 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://cybergeeks.tech/how-to-defeat-the-russian-dukes-a-step-by-step-analysis-of-miniduke-used-by-apt29-cozy-bear/

→https://kindredsec.com/2019/08/12/an-overview-of-public-platform-c2s/

→https://kindredsec.wordpress.com/2019/08/12/an-overview-of-public-platform-c2s/

→https://research.checkpoint.com/2022/native-function-and-assembly-code-invocation/

→https://ti.qianxin.com/uploads/2020/02/13/cb78386a082f465f259b37dae5df4884.pdf

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases2

Also Known As

win.minidukeMiniDuke

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.miniduke

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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