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REFERENCEPUBLIC METADATA

ShadowPad - S0596

Name of ATT&CK software | [ShadowPad](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0596) is a modular backdoor that was first identified in a supply chain compromise of the NetSarang software in mid-July 2017. The malware was originally thought to be exclusively used by [APT41](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0096), but has since been observed to be used by various Chinese threat activity groups. (Citation

Reference details

Primary displayed family label
ShadowPad - S0596
Source category
Malware intelligence
Source context
2026/02/knife-cutting-the-edge.json
First reported
Jul 30, 2024 15:56 UTC
Last reported
Feb 09, 2026 21:25 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 06:21 UTC
Record ID
9e2f5328dfb0498e0520b65b94c654414a5acc70dd04270614c910cdd8474985

Source family labels

ShadowPad - S0596

Tags

misp:galaxy-name="Malware"misp:galaxy-type="mitre-malware"misp-galaxy:mitre-malware="ShadowPad - S0596"

Published indicators

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Source observations

talos_ioc

Source-provided label
ShadowPad - S0596
Evidence class
provider reported
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Feb 09, 2026 21:25 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 06:21 UTC

talos_ioc

Source-provided label
ShadowPad - S0596
Evidence class
provider reported
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jul 30, 2024 15:56 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 06:08 UTC

Research references

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 1 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
  • talos_iocCollection pausedLast successful batch: Unverified

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