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BianLian Ransomware

Sep 26, 2022 4:05:33 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, BianLian

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Verticals Targeted:
Professional Services, Media and Entertainment, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Energy and Utilities, Education, Financial


Executive Summary

Cyble recently reported on BianLian, a new ransomware variant written in Go. It has been used to target multiple verticals.

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DarkAngels Linux Ransomware

Sep 12, 2022 1:45:13 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Linux, DarkAngels

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Related families: Babuk

Executive Summary

Uptycs recently reported on a new DarkAngels Linux ransomware variant that appears to still be in development.

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GwisinLocker

Aug 29, 2022 2:33:33 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, GwisinLocker, South Korea

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Verticals Targeted: pharmaceutical, healthcare, industrial

Executive Summary

Ahnlab recently reported on GwisinLocker, a multi-platform ransomware targeting multiple verticals in South Korea.

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Lilith Ransomware

Aug 4, 2022 2:37:11 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Lilith, Lilithcrypt

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Executive Summary

Cyble recently reported on Lilith Ransomware, which appends the .lilith extension to encrypted files.

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Recent Ransomware Threats to Healthcare

Jul 21, 2022 1:27:35 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, Ransomware, Iran, IcedID, Healthcare, Maui, Quantum, Hospital

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Executive Summary

Multiple ransomware families have been used to target the healthcare vertical in the past year.  In this report, we cover recently reported attacks on the healthcare vertical leveraging Maui and Quantum ransomware families.

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HavanaCrypt Distributed Via Fake Google Software Update

Jul 18, 2022 12:04:52 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, HavanaCrypt

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Executive Summary

Trend Micro recently reported on HavanaCrypt ransomware, which is being distributed disguised as a fake Google software update.

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Lockbit 3.0

Jul 14, 2022 1:29:24 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, LockBit, Lockbit 3.0, LockbitBlack

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Executive Summary

Cluster25 recently reported on Lockbit 3.0, the latest version of Lockbit ransomware. Version 3.0 includes new features and a ransomware bug bounty program.

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New Hive Ransomware Rust Variant

Jul 11, 2022 1:37:20 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Hive, Rust

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Executive Summary

Microsoft recently reported on a new variant of Hive ransomware written in Rust. This is a departure from previous versions, which were written in GoLang.

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