Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cdmx (lower-case) Renaming Convention: original-name.[UUID-4].[email-1]@[domain-1].[email-2]@[domain-2].cdmx Example: Quarterly_Report.docx.253d1401-8a8c-46d2-8be0-3d3a41c326b9.recovery747@[email protected] 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First observed 01 December 2023 (loose “Hunter-City wave”). Rapid expansion occurred between 05–12 December 2023 when it was pushed via the SocGholish network after a feeder drop (FakeUpdate.js).…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: cdcc Renaming Convention: CDCC (a Babuk variant) injects itself into legitimate processes and renames encrypted files using the following pattern: OriginalName.OriginalExtension.cdcc For example, a file originally named report_Q3.xlsx becomes report_Q3.xlsx.cdcc. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First telemetry reports appeared in…

Ransomware Resource – Extension .cdaz Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files are appended with .cdaz (e.g., Document.docx → Document.docx.cdaz). Renaming Convention: Original-name.[UUID-like string][-][victim-id]@VictimId.Cdaz Example: invoice.pdf → invoice.pdf.[0F3C2E8B-8214][-][ACFC94C1]@VictimId.Cdaz The UUID prefix is 8-dashes or underscores; it is NOT directly derived from the infected machine’s serial or UUID—serving solely as…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The .ccza extension is appended to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Original files are renamed in the pattern original_name.original_ext.ccza, e.g., AnnualReport.xlsx becomes AnnualReport.xlsx.ccza. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: .ccza infections were first reported in mid-February 2024, coinciding with an aggressive…

Ransomware “.ccyu” – Technical Brief & Community Recovery Guide (Collected & verified by incident-response teams Avast, Emsisoft, Dr. Web, NCC Group, and the NoMoreRansom project) Technical Breakdown File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: “.ccyu”. • Renaming Convention: – Original filename is kept intact. – A 32-character lowercase hexadecimal ID (victim-specific) is…

# ccryptor Ransomware Resource Guide Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends “.ccryptor” in lower-case to every target file (e.g., Quarterly_Report.xlsx → Quarterly_Report.xlsx.ccryptor). Renaming Convention: Files retain their original base names; no identifier string, victim ID, or bulk renaming is inserted halfway through the filename. The only…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends the suffix “.ccps” (all lower-case, no spaces or dashes) to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Each file receives the appended extension directly after the original extension, e.g., report.docx becomes report.docx.ccps. No ransom-tagged prefix (such as email or victim-ID) is inserted—this…

Comprehensive Resource on the CCEO Ransomware Threat Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The CCEO ransomware appends .cceo to every encrypted file (e.g., Quarterly_Report.xlsx.cceo). Renaming Convention: Files retain their original name followed by the extension .cceo; if a file-name collision exists, the ransomware typically adds a numeric suffix re-using…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files are appended with “.ccd” immediately after the original extension (e.g., report.xlsx → report.xlsx.ccd). Renaming Convention: The ransomware preserves the full original file name + extension, adding “.ccd” as an extra extension. A notes file named README_TO_RESTORE.txt or README_TO_RESTORE.html containing the ransom demand…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cccusawasted* (sometimes observed as .cccusawasted1, .cccusawasted2, etc., with the asterisk acting as a wildcard integer counter). Renaming Convention: – Original file Project.docx becomes Project.docx.cccusawasted13 (example with counter 13). – Folders are prefixed (not suffixed) with the string [LOCKED_BY_CCC]. E.g., the share folder Accounting…