MALWARE FAMILY
PolarEdge
Internal ID: elf.polaredge
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Sekoia, this is a form of TLS backdoor containing pre-defined commands. Their investigation initially identified Cisco routers as a target but they also uncovered other payloads from the same family, but targeting different devices, notably Asus, QNAP and Synology. A working hypothesis suggests that devices compromised with PolarEdge could be used as Operational Relay Boxes (ORB) to facilitate offensive cyber operations.
Threat Analysis
PolarEdge 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.polaredge
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.