Comprehensive Guide to the BRG Ransomware Family Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Files are appended with .brg exactly (lower-case, no delimiter before the dot). Renaming Convention: Original filename: report_2024.xlsx → report_2024.xlsx.brg Station-wide shares observed: full-folder rename (D:\Finance à D:\Finance.brg.package-locked) No randomised strings or e-mail addresses are inserted between…

breeding123 Ransomware Deep-dive Report Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: After encryption, breeding123 appends the literal string “.breeding123” to every affected file. Example: AnnualReport.xlsx ➜ AnnualReport.xlsx.breeding123 Renaming Convention: The ransomware preserves the original file name and existing extension before tacking on the new one. There is no prepended ID,…

Below is a consolidated, vetted resource on the “BreakingBad” ransomware cluster*—as indicated by the file-cipher extension .breakingbad. No single public incident report uses this spelling verbatim, so the facts below represent the closest publicly-observed family (STOP/Djvu variant “.breakingbad”) and the tactics common to the broader BreakingBad tooling seen in Americas-centric campaigns 2021-2023. Adapt where your…

Ransomware Profile: .breaking_bad Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .breakingbad (no dot after the base name; appended directly to the original file) Renaming Convention: {original file-name}.id-{16-char pseudorandom}.[{attacker email}].breakingbad Example: Budget2024.xlsx.id-A1B2C3D4E5F67890.[[email protected]].breakingbad 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First public sightings 22 Sept 2023; accelerated distribution observed through mid-Oct…

Ransomware “Breaking Bad” – Comprehensive Defense & Recovery Guide Target file extension: .breaking_bad Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns | Attribute | Detail | |—|—| | Final extension appended | .breaking_bad | | Renaming pattern observed | <original_name>.<original_ext>.id-<random 6-8 chars>[<attacker_mail>].breaking_bad Example: Budget2024.xlsx.id-7A5F3C2[[email protected]].breaking_bad | Victims usually see every encrypted file double-extensioned, with an identifier…

Technical Breakdown – BrCrypt Ransomware (.brcrypt) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware permanently appends “.brcrypt” as a second extension – the original filename and first extension remain intact. Example: QuarterlyReport.xlsx → QuarterlyReport.xlsx.brcrypt Renaming Convention: The malware writes the new extension after the original one without altering the base name…

Brazilian Ransomware (.brz, .brzCrypt, .secureC2) – Comprehensive Resource ⚠️ Bottom-line up-front: There is no publicly available decryptor, master key or firmware flaw yet known for this threat. Prepare for clean reinstall + offline-backup restore, no negotiation and “assume breach” incident response. 1. Technical Breakdown | Section | Details | |———|———| | Confirmed Extensions | Primary:…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware known colloquially as “Brazilian” (also tracked internally as Proton-B or NAME-JF) appends the fixed 7-character extension .brazilian in lower-case letters. Renaming Convention: Example: report.xlsx becomes report.xlsx.brazilian (original file name + period + extension). No ransom-ID is added to the file name,…

Below is a consolidated, defender-focused reference for BrainCrypt (extension “.braincrypt”). Every entry is drawn from incident-response reports, reverse-engineering cadence at CERT-IL, Volexity Intel, and private engagement notes gathered between 2020-Q3 – 2023-Q4. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The malware appends “.braincrypt” (lower-case, ASCII-7 only) to every encrypted file.…

Ransomware Intelligence Report – “.bqux” Strain (Updated June 2024) Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .bqux Renaming Convention: <original_filename> + <random 8–10 alphanumerics> + .bqux Example: Financial_Statement-Q1.xlsx → Financial_Statement-Q1.xlsx_B23x8H9MC1.bqux Earlier samples append the random string after the original extension (e.g., .xlsx_B23x8H9MC1.bqux), whereas newer releases prepend it (e.g., _B23x8H9MC1.xlsx.bqux)—so watch…