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Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet

calendar_today May 14, 2026 person Microsoft Threat Intelligence domain microsoft-defender

Kazuar, a sophisticated malware family attributed to the Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, has been under constant development for years and continues to evolve in support of espionage-focused operations. Over time, Kazuar has expanded from a relatively traditional backdoor into a highly modular peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet ecosystem designed to enable persistent, covert access to target environments. The post Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog .

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