SYMBOL | COMMON_NAME | aka. SYNONYMS |
According to PCrisk, BlackMatter is a piece of malicious software categorized as ransomware. It operates by encrypting data for the purpose of making ransom demands for the decryption tools. In other words, files affected by BlackMatter are rendered inaccessible, and victims are asked to pay - to recover access to their data.
During the encryption process, files are appended with an extension consisting of a random character string. For example, a file initially named "1.jpg" would appear as something similar to "1.jpg.k5RO9fVOl". After this process is complete, the ransomware changes the desktop wallpaper and created a ransom note - "[random_string].README.txt" (e.g., k5RO9fVOl.README.txt).
2024-06-05
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S-RM
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Exmatter malware levels up: S-RM observes new variant with simultaneous remote code execution and data targeting BlackCat BlackMatter Conti ExMatter LockBit REvil Ryuk |
2022-09-22
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Broadcom
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Noberus Ransomware: Darkside and BlackMatter Successor Continues to Evolve its Tactics BlackCat BlackMatter DarkSide |
2022-08-02
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Recorded Future
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Initial Access Brokers Are Key to Rise in Ransomware Attacks Azorult BlackMatter Conti Mars Stealer Raccoon RedLine Stealer Taurus Stealer Vidar |
2022-07-25
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Trend Micro
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LockBit Ransomware Group Augments Its Latest Variant, LockBit 3.0, With BlackMatter Capabilities BlackMatter LockBit |
2022-07-13
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GLIMPS
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Lockbit 3.0 BlackMatter DarkSide LockBit |
2022-05-09
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Microsoft Security
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Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself Griffon BazarBackdoor BlackCat BlackMatter Blister Gozi LockBit Pandora Rook SystemBC TrickBot |
2022-05-09
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Microsoft
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Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself AnchorDNS BlackCat BlackMatter Conti DarkSide HelloKitty Hive LockBit REvil FAKEUPDATES Griffon ATOMSILO BazarBackdoor BlackCat BlackMatter Blister Cobalt Strike Conti DarkSide Emotet FiveHands Gozi HelloKitty Hive IcedID ISFB JSSLoader LockBit LockFile Maze NightSky Pandora Phobos Phoenix Locker PhotoLoader QakBot REvil Rook Ryuk SystemBC TrickBot WastedLocker BRONZE STARLIGHT |
2022-04-27
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ANSSI
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LE GROUPE CYBERCRIMINEL FIN7 Bateleur BELLHOP Griffon SQLRat POWERSOURCE Andromeda BABYMETAL BlackCat BlackMatter BOOSTWRITE Carbanak Cobalt Strike DNSMessenger Dridex DRIFTPIN Gameover P2P MimiKatz Murofet Qadars Ranbyus SocksBot |
2022-04-13
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Microsoft
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Dismantling ZLoader: How malicious ads led to disabled security tools and ransomware BlackMatter Cobalt Strike DarkSide Ryuk Zloader |
2022-04-08
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The Hacker News
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Researchers Connect BlackCat Ransomware with Past BlackMatter Malware Activity BlackCat BlackMatter BlackCat BlackMatter |
2022-03-24
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SentinelOne
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Ransomware Encryption Internals: A Behavioral Characterization Babuk Babuk BlackMatter |
2022-03-23
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splunk
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Gone in 52 Seconds…and 42 Minutes: A Comparative Analysis of Ransomware Encryption Speed Avaddon Babuk BlackMatter Conti DarkSide LockBit Maze Mespinoza REvil Ryuk |
2022-03-22
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The Register
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This is a BlackCat you don't want crossing your path BlackCat BlackMatter |
2022-03-17
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Sophos
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The Ransomware Threat Intelligence Center ATOMSILO Avaddon AvosLocker BlackKingdom Ransomware BlackMatter Conti Cring DarkSide dearcry Dharma Egregor Entropy Epsilon Red Gandcrab Karma LockBit LockFile Mailto Maze Nefilim RagnarLocker Ragnarok REvil RobinHood Ryuk SamSam Snatch WannaCryptor WastedLocker |
2022-03-17
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Cisco
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From BlackMatter to BlackCat: Analyzing two attacks from one affiliate BlackCat BlackMatter BlackCat BlackMatter |
2022-03-16
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Symantec
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The Ransomware Threat Landscape: What to Expect in 2022 AvosLocker BlackCat BlackMatter Conti DarkSide DoppelPaymer Emotet Hive Karma Mespinoza Nemty Squirrelwaffle VegaLocker WastedLocker Yanluowang Zeppelin |
2022-03-01
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VirusTotal
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VirusTotal's 2021 Malware Trends Report Anubis AsyncRAT BlackMatter Cobalt Strike DanaBot Dridex Khonsari MimiKatz Mirai Nanocore RAT Orcus RAT |
2022-02-23
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splunk
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An Empirically Comparative Analysis of Ransomware Binaries Avaddon Babuk BlackMatter Conti DarkSide LockBit Maze Mespinoza REvil Ryuk |
2022-01-19
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Blackberry
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Kraken the Code on Prometheus Prometheus Backdoor BlackMatter Cerber Cobalt Strike DCRat Ficker Stealer QakBot REvil Ryuk |
2022-01-19
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Mandiant
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One Source to Rule Them All: Chasing AVADDON Ransomware BlackMatter Avaddon BlackMatter MedusaLocker SystemBC ThunderX |
2021-12-10
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Medium s2wlab
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BlackCat: New Rust based ransomware borrowing BlackMatter’s configuration BlackCat BlackMatter |
2021-11-24
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Google
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Threat Horizons Cloud Threat Intelligence November 2021. Issue 1 BlackMatter |
2021-11-04
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CrowdStrike
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CARBON SPIDER Embraces Big Game Hunting, Part 2 BlackMatter Griffon BlackMatter DarkSide HiddenTear JSSLoader |
2021-11-03
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Group-IB
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The Darker Things BlackMatter and their victims BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-11-03
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Bleeping Computer
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BlackMatter ransomware moves victims to LockBit after shutdown BlackMatter BlackMatter LockBit |
2021-11-03
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The Record
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BlackMatter ransomware says its shutting down due to pressure from local authorities BlackMatter |
2021-11-02
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Varonis
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BlackMatter Ransomware: In-Depth Analysis & Recommendations BlackMatter |
2021-10-22
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Elliptic
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DarkSide bitcoins on the move following government cyberattack against REvil ransomware group BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-10-22
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The Record
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DarkSide ransomware gang moves some of its Bitcoin after REvil got hit by law enforcement BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-10-22
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Bleeping Computer
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DarkSide ransomware rushes to cash out $7 million in Bitcoin BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-10-22
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Twitter (@GelosSnake)
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Tweet on List of wallets used by Darkside/Blackmatter Operator to split out the money BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-10-20
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Mandiant
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Identifying Cryptography in BLACKMATTER Ransomware BlackMatter |
2021-10-18
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CISA
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Alert (AA21-291A): BlackMatter Ransomware BlackMatter BlackMatter |
2021-10-14
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YouTube (Uriel Kosayev)
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DarkSide Ransomware Reverse Engineering BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-10-12
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CrowdStrike
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ECX: Big Game Hunting on the Rise Following a Notable Reduction in Activity Babuk BlackMatter DarkSide REvil Avaddon Babuk BlackMatter DarkSide LockBit Mailto REvil |
2021-09-23
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Blackberry
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Threat Thursday: BlackMatter RaaS - Darker Than DarkSide? BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-09-22
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McAfee
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BlackMatter Ransomware Analysis; The Dark Side Returns BlackMatter |
2021-09-21
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Nozomi Networks
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BlackMatter Ransomware Technical Analysis and Tools from Nozomi Networks Labs BlackMatter |
2021-09-14
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CrowdStrike
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Big Game Hunting TTPs Continue to Shift After DarkSide Pipeline Attack BlackMatter DarkSide REvil Avaddon BlackMatter Clop Conti CryptoLocker DarkSide DoppelPaymer Hades REvil |
2021-09-10
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S2W LAB Inc.
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Groove x RAMP : The relation between Groove, Babuk, Payload.bin, RAMP, and BlackMatter Babuk BlackMatter Babuk BlackMatter |
2021-09-08
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Ciper Tech Solutions
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Rapidly Evolving BlackMatter Ransomware Tactics BlackMatter |
2021-09-08
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Medium s2wlab
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Groove’s thoughts on Blackmatter, Babuk, and cheese shortages in the Netherlands Babuk BlackMatter Babuk BlackMatter |
2021-09-08
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McAfee
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How Groove Gang is Shaking up the Ransomware-as-a-Service Market to Empower Affiliates Babuk BlackMatter Babuk BlackMatter CTB Locker |
2021-09-06
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KELA
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The Ideal Ransomware Victim: What Attackers Are Looking For BlackMatter Cryakl |
2021-09-05
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Chuongdong blog
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BlackMatter Ransomware v2.0 BlackMatter |
2021-09-02
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US Department of Health and Human Services
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Demystifying BlackMatter BlackMatter BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-09-01
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Medium s2wlab
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BlackMatter x Babuk : Using the same web server for sharing leaked files Babuk BlackMatter Babuk BlackMatter |
2021-08-31
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Minerva Labs
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BlackMatter - The New Star Of Ransomware BlackMatter |
2021-08-23
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Netskope
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Netskope Threat Coverage: BlackMatter BlackMatter |
2021-08-15
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Symantec
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The Ransomware Threat Babuk BlackMatter DarkSide Avaddon Babuk BADHATCH BazarBackdoor BlackMatter Clop Cobalt Strike Conti DarkSide DoppelPaymer Egregor Emotet FiveHands FriedEx Hades IcedID LockBit Maze MegaCortex MimiKatz QakBot RagnarLocker REvil Ryuk TrickBot WastedLocker |
2021-08-09
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Sophos
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BlackMatter ransomware emerges from the shadow of DarkSide BlackMatter BlackMatter |
2021-08-06
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Group-IB
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It's alive! The story behind the BlackMatter ransomware strain BlackMatter DarkSide BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-08-05
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Tesorion
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Analysis of the BlackMatter ransomware BlackMatter |
2021-08-04
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Recorded Future
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Protect Against BlackMatter Ransomware Before It’s Offered BlackMatter DarkSide |
2021-08-04
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Understanding BlackMatter's API Hashing BlackMatter |