HOMETHREATSOwari
APT / THREAT GROUP

Owari

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Mirai variant by actor "Anarchy" that used CVE-2017-17215 in July 2018 to compromise 18,000+ devices.

Threat Analysis

Owari 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://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/router-crapfest-malware-author-builds-18-000-strong-botnet-in-a-day/
→https://twitter.com/ankit_anubhav/status/1019647993547550720
→https://twitter.com/360Netlab/status/1019759516789821441
→https://twitter.com/hrbrmstr/status/1019922651203227653
→https://blog.newskysecurity.com/understanding-the-iot-hacker-a-conversation-with-owari-sora-iot-botnet-author-117feff56863

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2

Also Known As

elf.owariOwari

External Intelligence

Malpedia: elf.owari

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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