H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[KeyBoy](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0387) is malware that has been used in targeted campaigns against members of the Tibetan Parliament in 2016.(Citation: CitizenLab KeyBoy Nov 2016)(Citation: PWC KeyBoys Feb 2017)

Labels

malware

19 recorded

Relationships

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to Credentials from Web Browsers

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to Dynamic Data Exchange

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to Encrypted/Encoded File

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to Hidden Window

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to Ingress Tool Transfer

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to Keylogging

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to PowerShell

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to Protocol or Service Impersonation

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to Python

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to Screen Capture

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Network Configuration Discovery

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to Timestomp

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to Visual Basic

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to Windows Command Shell

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to Windows Service

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to Winlogon Helper DLL

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from Tropic Trooper

Group

5 external

References

mitre-attack

S0387

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KeyBoy

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Rapid7 KeyBoy Jun 2013

https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/06/07/keyboy-targeted-attacks-against-vietnam-and-india/

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CitizenLab KeyBoy Nov 2016

https://citizenlab.ca/2016/11/parliament-keyboy/

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PWC KeyBoys Feb 2017

https://web.archive.org/web/20211129064701/https://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-services/research/the-keyboys-are-back-in-town.html

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