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Water Bakunawa

Also known asWater Bakunawa
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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

2 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

1 of 15 tactics1 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0004
Privilege Escalation
1 technique
T1068
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
ARSENAL

Associated malware families

1 malware family attributed to this actor across reporting.

FamilyContextEvidenceLast seen
EDRKillShifterWater Bakunawa uses EDRKillShifter to evade detection and disrupt security monitoring processes.1May 24, 2026
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Recent activity

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Tradecraft mapping2

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal1

Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.

Exploited CVEs

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Observables

Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.