Mallory pivots from this family to the IOCs, detections, and named campaigns that touch your stack, and pages you when something new lands.
4 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Russian police are reportedly investigating a criminal gang that installed malicious "ransomware" programs on thousands of PCs and then forced victims to send SMS messages in order to unlock their PCs.
4 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Screen-locking ransomware that blocks access to the Windows desktop rather than encrypting files. It was distributed via Discord under gaming-themed filenames.
Locker ransomware that infected users through malicious websites and locked victims out of their PCs until payment was made.
Screen-locking malware that disables certain Windows components, makes the PC unusable, and forces victims to send premium SMS messages to unlock the system.
Ransomware family mentioned in country-level detections during Q1 2022.
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.