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HAZY TIGER  (Back to overview)

aka: APT-C-08, Bitter, Orange Yali, T-APT-17, TA397

The Bitter threat group initially started using RAT tools in their campaigns, as the first Bitter versions, for Android released in 2014 were based on the AndroRAT framework. Over time, they switched to a custom version that has been known as BitterRAT ever since.


Associated Families
apk.dracarys win.almond_rat win.bdark_rat win.almondrat apk.prospy win.kiwistealer win.kugelblitz win.miya_rat win.wm_rat win.zxxz

References
2026-04-08 ⋅ Lookout ⋅ Alemdar Islamoglu, Justin Albrecht
Beyond BITTER: MENA Civil Society Targeted in Hack-For-Hire Operation Linked to BITTER APT
ProSpy
2025-06-04 ⋅ Threatray ⋅ Abdallah Elshinbary, Jonas Wagner, Konstantin Klinger, Nick Attfield
The Bitter End: Unraveling Eight Years of Espionage Antics – Part Two
AlmondRAT AlmondRAT Artra Downloader BDarkRAT Havoc KiwiStealer KugelBlitz MiyaRAT ORPCBackdoor WmRAT ZxxZ
2025-05-28 ⋅ EclecticIQ ⋅ Alon Gal, Arda Büyükkaya
Pakistan Telecommunication Company (PTCL) Targeted by Bitter APT During Heightened Regional Conflict
WmRAT
2024-12-17 ⋅ Proofpoint ⋅ David Galazin, Konstantin Klinger, Nick Attfield, Pim Trouerbach
Hidden in Plain Sight: TA397’s New Attack Chain Delivers Espionage RATs
MiyaRAT WmRAT HAZY TIGER
2024-10-12 ⋅ Qianxin ⋅ Qianxin Threat Intelligence Center
Bitter Group Launches New Trojan Miyarat, Domestic Users Become Primary Ttargets
MiyaRAT
2022-08-09 ⋅ cyble ⋅ Cyble Research Labs
Bitter APT Group Using “Dracarys” Android Spyware
Dracarys
2022-07-05 ⋅ SECUINFRA ⋅ SECUINFRA Falcon Team
Whatever floats your Boat – Bitter APT continues to target Bangladesh
AlmondRAT Artra Downloader Bitter RAT ZxxZ
2022-06-08 ⋅ Qianxin Threat Intelligence Center ⋅ Red Raindrop Team
Operation Tejas: A dying elephant curled up in the Kunlun Mountains
HAZY TIGER RAZOR TIGER
2022-05-11 ⋅ Cisco Talos ⋅ Cisco Talos
Bitter APT adds Bangladesh to their targets
AndroRAT Artra Downloader Bitter RAT ZxxZ
2022-04-28 ⋅ PWC ⋅ PWC UK
Cyber Threats 2021: A Year in Retrospect
BPFDoor APT15 APT31 APT41 APT9 BlackTech BRONZE EDGEWOOD DAGGER PANDA Earth Lusca HAFNIUM HAZY TIGER Inception Framework LOTUS PANDA QUILTED TIGER RedAlpha Red Dev 17 Red Menshen Red Nue VICEROY TIGER
2020-06-16 ⋅ Bitdefender ⋅ Alin Mihai Barbatei, Denis Cosmin Nutiu, Oana Asoltanei
BitterAPT Revisited: the Untold Evolution of an Android Espionage Tool
AndroRAT Artra Downloader Bitter RAT HAZY TIGER

Credits: MISP Project