Khunt Malware — Analysis, Campaigns & Threat Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
3
occurrences
First Seen
August 5, 2026
Last Seen
August 6, 2026

Khunt is a malware family tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 1 threat cluster built from 3 intelligence report mentions.

Khunt is a malware family tracked across 1 threat cluster and 3 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed August 5, 2026; most recent activity August 6, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

  • SQL Injection Attack Leads to Malware Hosting in Oracle Database

    On July 27, 2026, Huntress identified a SQL injection attack that allowed threat actors to install a post-exploitation toolkit named Khunt directly within an Oracle database. The attackers exploited a vulnerability in a…

    5 articles · Updated August 6, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Attackers hid malware inside Oracle Database after SQL injection breach — Csoonline · August 6, 2026
  • Hackers run khunt post — Bleepingcomputer · August 5, 2026
  • Inside an Oracle Database SQL Injection Attack — Huntress · August 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is Khunt?

Khunt is a malware family tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 1 threat cluster built from 3 intelligence report mentions.

Is Khunt still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Khunt on ThreatCluster is dated August 6, 2026. Activity was first observed August 5, 2026, giving a tracked span from then to August 6, 2026.

What is Khunt associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Khunt most frequently co-occurs with Malware, Sql Injection, Cwe-89 - SQL Injection, T1003 - OS Credential Dumping, T1041 - Exfiltration Over C2 Channel, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Khunt?

The most significant recent cluster is “SQL Injection Attack Leads to Malware Hosting in Oracle Database” (5 articles · Updated August 6, 2026). Khunt appears across 1 threat cluster in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Khunt?

Khunt appears in 3 intelligence report mentions across 1 deduplicated threat cluster, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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