HotCroissant
MITRE
Malware Type:
Other
Other
First seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Last seen:
Unknown
Unknown
Details:
[HotCroissant](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0431) is a remote access trojan (RAT) attributed by U.S. government entities to malicious North Korean government cyber activity, tracked collectively as HIDDEN COBRA.(Citation: US-CERT HOTCROISSANT February 2020) [HotCroissant](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0431) shares numerous code similarities with [Rifdoor](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0433).(Citation: Carbon Black HotCroissant April 2020)
Associated Techniques (20)
| ID | ATT&CK | Tactics |
|---|---|---|
| T1007 | System Service Discovery | - |
| T1010 | Application Window Discovery | - |
| T1016 | System Network Configuration Discovery | - |
| T1027.002 | Software Packing | - |
| T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded File | - |
| T1033 | System Owner/User Discovery | - |
| T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | - |
| T1053.005 | Scheduled Task | - |
| T1057 | Process Discovery | - |
| T1059.003 | Windows Command Shell | - |
| T1070.004 | File Deletion | - |
| T1082 | System Information Discovery | - |
| T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | - |
| T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | - |
| T1106 | Native API | - |
Used by Actors (1)
Metadata
| ID: | 480 |
| Created: | 13/01/2026 17:48 |
| Updated: | 07/03/2026 16:00 |