BendyBear

MITRE
Malware Type:
Other
First seen:
Unknown
Last seen:
Unknown
Details:

[BendyBear](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0574) is an x64 shellcode for a stage-zero implant designed to download malware from a C2 server. First discovered in August 2020, [BendyBear](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0574) shares a variety of features with [Waterbear](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0579), malware previously attributed to the Chinese cyber espionage group [BlackTech](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0098).(Citation: Unit42 BendyBear Feb 2021)

Associated Techniques (11)
ID ATT&CK Tactics
T1001.001 Junk Data -
T1012 Query Registry -
T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File -
T1027.014 Polymorphic Code -
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer -
T1106 Native API -
T1124 System Time Discovery -
T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information -
T1497.003 Time Based Checks -
T1571 Non-Standard Port -
T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography -
Metadata
ID: 365
Created: 13/01/2026 17:48
Updated: 06/03/2026 16:00