ProLock was a financially motivated ransomware operation active in the broader cybercrime ecosystem and notably associated with QakBot-enabled intrusions into corporate networks. It is documented as one of several ransomware groups that partnered with or followed QakBot infections for initial access, indicating an intrusion model in which access brokers or malware distributors enabled downstream ransomware deployment against enterprise victims. ProLock is also linked in reporting to operational and technical overlap with Egregor, with some assessments noting that Egregor operators’ tradecraft was highly similar and that QakBot distributors shifted from delivering ProLock to delivering Egregor. Observed ProLock behavior includes inhibiting recovery by deleting Volume Shadow Copies through native Windows tooling, a common ransomware tactic intended to reduce restoration options before or during encryption. Available high-confidence information in this dataset supports ProLock’s role as a ransomware actor using brokered initial access and recovery inhibition, but does not provide sufficiently corroborated detail here on specific victim geography, sector concentration, organizational structure, or country of origin.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
27 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
10 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Ransomware group identified as using Qakbot for initial access in attacks that extort victims for bitcoin ransom payments.
Named as one of several ransomware groups that used Qakbot for initial access before conducting extortion and ransom operations.
Mentioned as a past ransomware operation that partnered with QBot distributors for network access.
Mentioned as a ransomware group known to use QBot/Qakbot for initial access.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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