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Water Bakunawa  (Back to overview)


Water Bakunawa is a cybercriminal group identified by Trend Micro, responsible for the RansomHub ransomware, which exploits the Zerologon vulnerability to gain unauthorized network access. The group employs EDRKillShifter to evade detection and disrupt security monitoring processes, utilizing advanced anti-EDR techniques. Their targets include sectors such as water and wastewater, IT, healthcare, and financial services. Members of the group and related affiliates have linked by association with other high-profile RaaS groups like Scattered Spider and ALPHV.


Associated Families

There are currently no families associated with this actor.


References
2024-09-20Trend MicroCharles Adrian Marty, Christian Alpuerto, John Paul Lim, Kyle Philippe Yu, Mark Chester De Quiroz, Mohammed Malubay
How Ransomhub Ransomware Uses EDRKillShifter to Disable EDR and Antivirus Protections
RansomHub Water Bakunawa

Credits: MISP Project