APT / THREAT GROUP

Plague

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Nexttron Systems, this is an implant built as a malicious PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), enabling attackers to silently bypass system authentication and gain persistent SSH access.

Threat Analysis

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

Intelligence Reports Mentioning Plague

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2

Also Known As

elf.plaguePlague

External Intelligence

Malpedia: elf.plague

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.