Below is an up-to-date, community-oriented dossier on the Dataland ransomware (extension: .dataland). All information is current as of 28-Jun-2024 and drawn from open-source triage reports, CERT/CC advisories, and our own incident-response cases. Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact Extension Confirmation: Files are appended with .dataland after their original extension. Example: AnnualBudget_2024.xlsx →…

Ransomware Profile: DATAKEEPER Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file is given the new suffix .datakeeper Renaming Convention: Files maintain their original filename and structure but simply append “.datakeeper” at the end. Example: quarterly_report.xlsx → quarterly_report.xlsx.datakeeper 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: Datakeeper first appeared…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .datah (all lowercase; no embedded dot before the extension). Renaming Convention: Original file: Document.xlsx After encryption: Document.xlsx.datah No unique identifier, hard-coded prefix, or hex-string is appended—only the static .datah suffix. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First samples captured in third-party…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .dataf Renaming Convention: – Original files are copied and encrypted, leaving the plaintext files untouched but marked “0-byte” or renamed to .dataf (same as the extension). – Example: Budget2024.xlsx → Budget2024.xlsx.dataf with the original file overwritten by an encrypted blob. 2. Detection &…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .DATABLACK (always upper-case in observed samples, appears immediately after the original extension). Example: Budget_Q4.xlsx.DATABLACK Renaming Convention: – Preserves Original Filename → Adds the .DATABLACK suffix only once. – No Additional Tokens → Unlike some families that inject timestamps or ID strings, datablack keeps…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The ransomware appends “.databankasi” (exactly in lower-case) to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: The malware keeps the original filename and all existing extensions, then concatenates the new suffix: annual_report_Q1_2025.xlsx.databankasi NTUSER.DAT.LOG1.databankasi Older variants sometimes alternate between “.databankasi” and “.tesaban_khairan” according to the same rule…

Technical Breakdown for data_is_safe_you_need_to_make_the_payment_in_maxim_24_hours_or_all_your_files_will_be_lost_forever_please_be_rezonable_is_not_a_joke_time_is_limited 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The exact file extension appended is .data_is_safe_you_need_to_make_the_payment_in_maxim_24_hours_or_all_your_files_will_be_lost_forever_please_be_rezonable_is_not_a_joke_time_is_limited Renaming Convention: Example: report.xlsx becomes report.xlsx.data_is_safe_you_need_to_make_the_payment_in_maxim_24_hours_or_all_your_files_will_be_lost_forever_please_be_rezonable_is_not_a_joke_time_is_limited. Original names are retained; the entire message—including spaces and underscores—is simply appended to every affected file. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: First submissions to ransomware…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension: .data3 is the final suffix appended by the Data3 Ransomware (also referenced in some reports as Data3Locker or Data3Files locker). Renaming convention: Victim filename → [OriginalFileName] + .id-[8-char-hex].{email-of-attacker}.data3 Example: Quarterly.docx becomes Quarterly.docx.id-4F3A2E91.{[email protected]}.data3 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate start date/period: First telemetry sightings…

Industry Report: data File-Extension Ransomware (Information compiled from IOC feeds, CERT advisories, open-source DFIR reports, and law-enforcement bulletins) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Exact extension: .data Since 2024 the strain is using the single, lower-case extension only, making it visually similar to common data files and therefore easy to overlook. Renaming convention:…

Comprehensive Resource: “darz” Ransomware Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .darz Renaming Convention: This variant appends .darz directly to the original filename after the original extension. Example: Report_2024-06.xlsx turns into Report_2024-06.xlsx.darz. No prefix, ransom ID, or email address is placed in the filename. 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate…