H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

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First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[Ramsay](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0458) is an information stealing malware framework designed to collect and exfiltrate sensitive documents, including from air-gapped systems. Researchers have identified overlaps between [Ramsay](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0458) and the [Darkhotel](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0012)-associated Retro malware.(Citation: Eset Ramsay May 2020)(Citation: Antiy CERT Ramsay April 2020)

Labels

malware

39 recorded

Relationships

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to AppInit DLLs

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to Archive via Custom Method

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to Archive via Utility

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to Automated Collection

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to Bypass User Account Control

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to Component Object Model

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to Data from Local System

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to Data from Network Shared Drive

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to Data from Removable Media

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to Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

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to DLL

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to Dynamic Data Exchange

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to Dynamic-link Library Injection

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to Exploitation for Client Execution

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to Local Data Staging

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to Local Storage Discovery

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to Malicious File

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to Masquerading

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to Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location

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to Network Service Discovery

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to Network Share Discovery

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to Obfuscated Files or Information

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to Peripheral Device Discovery

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to Process Discovery

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to Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

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to Replication Through Removable Media

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to Scheduled Task

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to Screen Capture

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to Spearphishing Attachment

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to Standard Encoding

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to Steganography

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to System Network Configuration Discovery

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to System Network Connections Discovery

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to Taint Shared Content

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to Visual Basic

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to Web Protocols

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4 external

References

mitre-attack

S0458

Ramsay

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Antiy CERT Ramsay April 2020

https://www.programmersought.com/article/62493896999/

Eset Ramsay May 2020

https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/05/13/ramsay-cyberespionage-toolkit-airgapped-networks/