Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cripttt (five consecutive lowercase letters preceded by a dot). Renaming Convention: • Original file cmYK-IMG-2024-05-221120.jpg becomes cmYK-IMG-2024-05-221120.jpg.cripttt (prepended, not appended). • In some observed samples the malware prepends the string [cr!pTTt] (square brackets, exclamation mark, mixed case) to the basename: ▫︎ [cr!pTTt]cmYK-IMG-2024-05-22_1120.jpg.cripttt •…

Cryptonite7zp Ransomware Report (for the extension “.cripton7zp”) Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Every encrypted file receives the suffix .cripton7zp (sometimes written in e-mail traffic as “cripton7zp” without capital-case). Renaming Convention: OriginalName[16-hex-char-ID].cripton7zp Example: QuarterlyFinance.xlsx → QuarterlyFinance.xlsx[7FEA09D1FC3F75E2].cripton7zp The 16-character hexadecimal inside the brackets is a per-machine identifier used to index…

Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cripton Renaming Convention: Files are renamed in the following format: originalfilename <random 5-digit ID>.cripton Example: Quarterly_Report_S24.pdf.34567.cripton 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period: March 2024. Malware-total first captured live samples on 08 March 2024 and surges in submissions were recorded through April-June…

Technically speaking, the strain most widely identified by the file extension “.criptokod” is CriptoKod Ransomware (a.k.a. KodCrypt by some vendors). Below is the consolidated intelligence the community currently needs. Technical Breakdown: 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of file extension → The malware appends “.criptokod” to every encrypted file after the original extension, producing…

Technical Breakdown – “Criptografado” Ransomware 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: Encrypted files are appended with “.criptografado” in all-lower-case. Renaming Convention: Original file names remain intact up to the very last character, then the exact string “.criptografado” is attached. Example: Document.docx → Document.docx.criptografado 2. Detection & Outbreak Timeline Approximate Start Date/Period:…

──────────────────────────────────────────── CRIPTO RANSOMWARE – COMMUNITY THREAT DOSSIER ──────────────────────────────────────────── I. TECHNICAL BREAKDOWN 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of file extension The ransomware appends the fixed suffix “.cripto” in lower-case letters directly behind the original extension: photograph.jpg → photograph.jpg.cripto report.xlsx → report.xlsx.cripto • Renaming convention caveats – Filenames themselves are not altered (no email…

Draft Community Guide – CRIPTIKO Ransomware (Last update: [Insert today’s date]) ────────────────────────────────────────── Technical Breakdown ────────────────────────────────────────── 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns • Confirmation of File Extension: CRIPTIKO always appends the literal string .criptiko after the original extension, producing files such as 2024-Budget.xlsx.criptiko or DSC_0001.jpg.criptiko. • Renaming Convention: Nothing else is prepended; the targeted file keeps…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .cripted Presence of appended e-mail – in almost every observed incident the extension is immediately preceded by the attacker’s ProtonMail address fragment or a generic phrase such as “decrypt@nonymail”. The full extension observed in the wild is therefore ‑ <original_name>.id-<random_8_hex>.[<email_part>].cripted Example: Invoice_2024_05.xlsx.id-4A09F2C1.[decrypt@nonymail].cripted Renaming…

Technical Breakdown 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: The Cring ransomware appends the extension .cring to every encrypted file. Renaming Convention: Files are renamed in the pattern <original name>.<original extension>.cring Example: Report.xlsx → Report.xlsx.cring tg4D2021.bak → tg4D2021.bak.cring Note: If a victim’s machine is hit twice (double-extortion group re-using Cring or something…

Technical Breakdown – CRINF Ransomware (.crinf) 1. File Extension & Renaming Patterns Confirmation of File Extension: .crinf Renaming Convention: The ransomware appends .crinf once to the very end of each encrypted file. The original file name is preserved in the same case; no additional prefixes, suffixes, UUID fragments, or e-mail addresses are inserted. Example: Contract2024.docx…