The PolySwarm Blog

Related Families: DragonForce, RansomHub, LockBit
Verticals Targeted: Construction, Real Estate, Financial 

Executive Summary

Recent industry reporting highlights the ransomware threats faced by various entities in the Middle East. DragonForce ransomware was recently observed targeting a real estate and construction company in Saudi Arabia. However, this is only the tip of the iceberg, as entities in the Middle East, particularly financial services entities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, are also being heavily targeted by ransomware.

Executive Summary

NotLockBit is a ransomware family that mimics LockBit. NotLockBit is unique in that it is one of the first fully functional ransomware families to target MacOS systems.

Verticals Targeted: Government 

Executive Summary

LockBit has been one of the most prolific RaaS families of all time. Despite being all but dismantled by law enforcement earlier this month, the group appears to be back and is setting its sights on government targets.

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In this first report of 2024, PolySwarm analysts chose the malware families to watch in 2024. A small selection of samples of each family are provided as well.

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Cyber threats pose a significant risk to the energy vertical, which encompasses various sectors such as oil, gas, electricity, renewable energy, utilities, and related critical infrastructure entities. PolySwarm has been tracking cyber activity targeting the energy vertical in 2023. In this report, we provide highlights of this year’s threat actors and cyber attacks known to target the energy sector.

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In this report, PolySwarm analysts chose our top five standout malware families for the 2023 Malware Hall of Fame. We also feature the Story of the Year, MOVEit. A small selection of our most recent samples of each family are provided as well.

Related Families: Rhysida, SILENTKILL, LockBit
Verticals Targeted: Healthcare

Related Families: LockBit