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Smoky Spider

Smoky Spider is a cybercrime syndicate with a financial motive, tracked by Brandefense.

Techniques
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Exploited CVEs
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First seen
Jan 1, 2011
Record updated

About Smoky Spider.

A group known for developing SmokeLoader, a Windows-based backdoor, which is offered for sale on underground cybercrime platforms. They are attributed to the development of Tardigrade, an advanced variant of SmokeLoader.

Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.