Erebus (Windows)
- First seen
- 2017-06-10 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:26:58
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:kr
Context
Erebus is a ransomware strain that first gained attention in June 2017 after targeting systems in South Korea. It encrypts files on infected machines and demands a ransom payment in Bitcoin for the decryption key.
Reports & references
- bleepingcomputer.com — Erebus Ransomware Utilizes A Uac Bypass And Request A 90 Ransom Payment (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Erebus (report)