MALWARE FAMILY
Cyclops
Internal ID: win.cyclops
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to HarfangLabs, Cyclops is a malware platform written in Go which dates back to December 2023, and that they believe has been deployed against targets in the Middle-East in 2024. Cyclops allows operators to execute arbitrary commands on the target’s file system, as well as pivot inside the infected network. Notably, Cyclops is controlled through a HTTP REST API which is exposed to operators within an SSH tunnel.
Threat Analysis
Cyclops 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
win.cyclops
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.