Emotet

Description

Emotet is one of the most relevant botnets in the cyber threat landscape, and it evolved from a banking trojan into the premier malware loader for organized crime. It spreads through spam emails with malicious documents and password protected attachments, and it downloads payloads such as TrickBot, IcedID, and ransomware onto infected systems. An international takedown disrupted it in early 2021, but rebuilt infrastructure returned the botnet to service as a for hire delivery platform.

Stats

First seen

January 2022

Last seen

October 2026

Also known as

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

47 techniques across 10 tactics.

Associated groups

• G0102Wizard Spider

Alert name variants