El-Polocker
Aliases: Los Pollos Hermanos
- First seen
- 2017-05-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:35:26
Targeted industries: retail-and-hospitality technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:gb country_code:ca
Context
El-Polocker, also known as Los Pollos Hermanos, is a ransomware strain featuring a graphical user interface, used predominantly to target industries in the US, UK, and Canada. It encrypts victim files and demands a ransom for decryption.
Reports & references
- id-ransomware.blogspot.com — El Polocker Ransomware Aes 450 Aud (report)