APT / THREAT GROUP

OctoberSeventh

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Emanuele De Lucia summarizes that this wiper was sent to potential targets in phishing mails that impersonated ESET as a follow up to a breach of its Israeli distributor Comsecure.

Threat Analysis

OctoberSeventh 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://idanmalihi.com/eset-wiper-iranian-apt-group-toufans-politically-motivated-attack-on-israeli-firms/

→https://www.emanueledelucia.net/hey-eset-wait-for-the-leak-dissecting-the-octoberseventh-wiper-targeting-eset-customers-in-israel/

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group

Aliases3

Also Known As

OctoberSeventhwin.october_seventhESET Wiper

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.october_seventh

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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