HOMETHREATSPenquin Turla
MALWARE FAMILY

Penquin Turla

Internal ID: elf.penquin_turla
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying elf.penquin_turla. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

Penquin Turla 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

→https://lab52.io/blog/looking-for-penquins-in-the-wild/
→https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2018/03/07180251/Penquins_Moonlit_Maze_PDF_eng.pdf
→https://securelist.com/an-overview-of-targeted-attacks-and-apts-on-linux/98440/
→https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2020/97937/
→https://securelist.com/big-threats-using-code-similarity-part-1/97239/
→https://securelist.com/files/2017/04/Penquins_Moonlit_Maze_AppendixB.pdf
→https://securelist.com/files/2017/04/Penquins_Moonlit_Maze_PDF_eng.pdf
→https://twitter.com/juanandres_gs/status/944741575837528064
→https://www.blackberry.com/us/en/pdfviewer?file=/content/dam/blackberry-com/asset/enterprise/pdf/direct/report-bb-decade-of-the-rats.pdf
→https://www.intezer.com/blog/cloud-security/top-linux-cloud-threats-of-2020/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Aliases1

Also Known As

elf.penquin_turla

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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