The Windigo group has been operating since at least 2011, compromising thousands of Linux and Unix servers using the Ebury SSH backdoor to create a spam botnet. Despite law enforcement intervention against the creators, Windigo operators continued updating Ebury through 2019.12
- ESET Windigo Mar 2014
- CERN Windigo June 2019
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uses_technique | tech_t1082 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1005 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1518 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1090 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1083 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1189 | 2021 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1005 | Data from Local System | — |
| T1059 | Command and Scripting Interpreter | — |
| T1082 | System Information Discovery | — |
| T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | — |
| T1090 | Proxy | — |
| T1189 | Drive-by Compromise | — |
| T1518 | Software Discovery | — |
Aliases
Windigo
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.