Erebus
- First seen
- 2017-02-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-05-21 07:08:04
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 16:19:38
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:kr
Context
Erebus is a ransomware family known to target South Korean entities, specifically within the government and financial services industries. It gained notoriety after a major attack in 2017, where it encrypted and demanded payment for data decryption.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Erebus_Auto (yara-rule)
Related threat objects
- Erebus (ELF) (malware)