HOMETHREATSSTOWAWAY
APT / THREAT GROUP

STOWAWAY

2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

According to Mandiant, STOWAWAY is a publicly available backdoor and proxy. The project supports several types of communication like SSH, socks5. Backdoor component supports upload and download of files, remote shell and basic information gathering.

Threat Analysis

STOWAWAY 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://blog.exatrack.com/melofee/
→https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-8302/
→https://businessinsights.bitdefender.com/eggstreme-fileless-malware-cyberattack-apac
→https://github.com/ph4ntonn/Stowaway
→https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/trojanized-windows-installers-ukrainian-government

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Aliases2

Also Known As

STOWAWAYwin.stowaway

External Intelligence

Malpedia: win.stowaway

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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