Uroburos

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

[Uroburos](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0022) is a sophisticated cyber espionage tool written in C that has been used by units within Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) associated with the [Turla](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0010) toolset to collect intelligence on sensitive targets worldwide. [Uroburos](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0022) has several variants and has undergone nearly constant upgrade since its initial development in 2003 to keep it viable after public disclosures. [Uroburos](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0022) is typically deployed to external-facing nodes on a targeted network and has the ability to leverage additional tools and TTPs to further exploit an internal network. [Uroburos](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0022) has interoperable implants for Windows, Linux, and macOS, employs a high level of stealth in communications and architecture, and can easily incorporate new or replacement components.(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA23-129A Snake Malware May 2023)(Citation: Kaspersky Turla)

Associated Techniques (36)
ID ATT&CK Tactics
T1001.001 Junk Data -
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation -
T1005 Data from Local System -
T1008 Fallback Channels -
T1012 Query Registry -
T1014 Rootkit -
T1027.002 Software Packing -
T1027.009 Embedded Payloads -
T1027.011 Fileless Storage -
T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File -
T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service -
T1055.001 Dynamic-link Library Injection -
T1057 Process Discovery -
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell -
T1070.004 File Deletion -
Aliases (105)
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Used by Actors (1)
Metadata
ID: 366
Created: 13/01/2026 17:48
Updated: 06/03/2026 16:00