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
Malware galaxy based on Malpedia archive. | A Windows ransomware that will run certain tasks to prepare the target system for the encryption of files. MedusaLocker avoids executable files, probably to avoid rendering the targeted system unusable for paying the ransom. It uses a combination of AES and RSA-2048, and reportedly appends extensions such as .encrypted, .bomber, .boroff, .breakingbad, .l
2024/10/threat-actor-believed-to-be-spreading-new-medusalocker-variant-since-2022.jsonbd567a5c9f5ff56a8dd85936053ad3b6debd361dfd70c8bb86e1a23e283c522cNetwork indicators are visibly defanged. This page does not make them clickable or send them to another service.
No validated file hashes or network indicators are stored for this record.
This record contains metadata and attribution only. It does not host, download, unpack, render, or execute malware samples.
Sources represented on this page. Publication and observation dates describe the content; successful batch dates describe local collection. A recent batch does not certify complete coverage or current provider availability.
1 sources: 0 stale, 0 needing attention, 1 paused, 0 unverified.
Stale means older than twice the recorded collection interval, with a minimum of one hour; without an interval, the threshold is 24 hours. Cached content remains available while a feed is stale, paused, or unverified.