MALWARE FAMILY
BOLDMOVE
Internal ID: elf.boldmove
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Mandiant, this malware family is attributed to potential chinese background and directly related to observed exploitation of Fortinet's SSL-VPN (CVE-2022-42475). There is also a Windows variant.
Threat Analysis
BOLDMOVE is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
elf.boldmove
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.