Description
AcidRain is an ELF wiper targeting modems and routers on MIPS architecture, associated with the ViaSat KA-SAT communication outage at the start of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Researchers noted overlap with the VPNFilter network device malware, and US and European government sources linked it to Russian government entities.
Stats
- First seen
- May 2022
- Last seen
- September 2026
Also known as
Acidrain
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
4 techniques across 2 tactics.
Associated groups
Alert name variants
| Alert Name |
|---|
| Linux.Trojan.Acidrain |
| Linux.Trojan.AcidRain |