CYBCyber ThreatDatasetFreeNo keyOpen licence

Fraunhofer FKIE Malpedia

The keyless family snapshot contained 3,839 families on 2026-11-01, and the version endpoint dated the current dataset 2026-10-30. The public YARA list covered 1,936 family IDs; Malpedia publishes a date-filtered YARA endpoint for regular automated updates but states no request-rate limit or fixed update schedule.

Open malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

Signal Scoredraft model

Access: No key · none for public metadata/YARA; invite-only account for non-public data; 20
Licence clarity: CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 · terms linked; 17
Evidence: 6 source links checked; 20
Freshness: verified 2026-11-01; 20
Documentation: docs · limits · coverage · attribution; 17

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Access: none for public metadata/YARA; invite-only account for non-public data
Free tier: Keyless access includes public family and actor metadata, references, MISP data, version information and public YARA rules. Invite-only registration is required for sample information, sample lists and non-public YARA; this catalog entry excludes all sample access.
Rate limits: Not stated
Licence: CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0terms
Licence note: Malpedia releases website content under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and asks users to maintain credits and not profit from community work. Non-public material should be treated as TLP:AMBER unless otherwise designated or agreed.
Attribution: Maintain Malpedia and underlying contributor credits attached to the metadata and YARA rules.

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

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cyber-threatthreat-intelhistorical-datarisk

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Request · get_entry

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_entry",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "malpedia"
    }
  }
}

Reply · selected fields

{
  "name": "Fraunhofer FKIE Malpedia",
  "slug": "malpedia",
  "domain": "Cyber Threat",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none for public metadata/YARA; invite-only account for non-public data",
  "rateLimits": "Not stated",
  "license": "CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0",
  "licenseUrl": "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/usage/tos",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/",
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/usage/api",
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/usage/tos",
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/stats/general",
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/api/get/families",
    "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/api/get/version"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "cyber-threat",
    "threat-intel",
    "historical-data",
    "risk"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/usage/api"
}

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// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

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