MALWARE FAMILY
HinataBot
Internal ID: elf.hinata_bot
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
HinataBot is a Go-based DDoS-focused botnet. It was observed in the first quarter of 2023 targeting HTTP and SSH endpoints leveraging old vulnerabilities and weak credentials. Amongst those infection vectors are exploitation of the miniigd SOAP service on Realtek SDK devices (CVE-2014-8361), Huawei HG532 routers (CVE-2017-17215), and exposed Hadoop YARN servers.
Threat Analysis
HinataBot 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.hinata_bot
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.