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REFERENCEPUBLIC METADATA

MedusaLocker

Ransomware galaxy based on https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TWS238xacAto-fLKh1n5uTsdijWdCEsGIM0Y0Hvmc5g/pubhtml | Observed as recently as May 2022, MedusaLocker actors predominantly rely on vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to access victims’ networks. The MedusaLocker actors encrypt the victim's data and leave a ransom note with communication instructions in every folder con

Reference details

Primary displayed family label
MedusaLocker
Source category
Malware intelligence
Source context
2024/10/threat-actor-believed-to-be-spreading-new-medusalocker-variant-since-2022.json
First reported
Oct 03, 2024 09:23 UTC
Last reported
Oct 03, 2024 09:23 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 06:11 UTC
Record ID
70e1a88e14d1fe9441342be6cf34ab5234112d1d5b0d2615c76983cdfbc6f586

Source family labels

MedusaLocker

Tags

misp:galaxy-name="Ransomware"misp:galaxy-type="ransomware"misp-galaxy:ransomware="MedusaLocker"

Published indicators

Network indicators are visibly defanged. This page does not make them clickable or send them to another service.

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Source observations

talos_ioc

Source-provided label
MedusaLocker
Evidence class
provider reported
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 03, 2024 09:23 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 06:11 UTC

Research references

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Feed collection status

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1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 1 paused, 0 unverified.

Review source update dates and status
  • talos_iocCollection pausedLast successful batch: Unverified

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