HoldingHands Malware — Analysis, Campaigns & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
2
occurrences
First Seen
November 21, 2025
Last Seen
March 24, 2026

HoldingHands is a malware family tracked across 3 threat clusters and 2 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed November 21, 2025; most recent activity March 24, 2026.

Overview

HoldingHands is a malware family implicated in a Chinese state-sponsored cyberespionage operation described in a report about an APT24 activity targeting Taiwan using the BADAUDIO payload. The campaign, attributed to the Chinese APT24 actor, underscores ongoing cross-strait espionage and demonstrates the use of a dedicated malware family in espionage operations.

Related Threat Clusters

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Silver Fox Cyber Campaigns Show Shift Toward Dual Espionage — Infosecurity-Magazine · March 24, 2026
  • Chinese APT24 Cyberespionage Campaign Targets Taiwan with BADAUDIO Malware — Technadu · November 21, 2025

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown