CryptoMix is ransomware dating to at least 2016. The provided content identifies Cl0p/Clop as having started as, or being a variant of, CryptoMix, with Clop operations beginning in March 2019 using a CryptoMix variant. In this context, CryptoMix is associated with enterprise-targeting ransomware activity through its relationship to Clop/TA505. The content does not provide direct technical details on CryptoMix’s own encryption routine, infection vector, file extensions, ransom notes, or standalone indicators of compromise. High-confidence information in the source is limited to its role as the precursor or parent variant from which Clop emerged.
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1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
The Clop ransomware gang, aka TA505 and Cl0p, launched in March 2019, when it first began targeting the enterprise using a variant of the CryptoMix ransomware.
3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Ransomware family referenced as the likely lineage/base variant for Clop, dating back to 2016 (per the content).
A ransomware family referenced as the basis for the early Clop variant when the gang began operations.
Ransomware family referenced as the lineage/variant base for early CL0P.
Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.
Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.