GottaCry

First seen

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Malware type

ransomware

Family

Malware family

Profile updated

2026-07-07 16:12:25

Targeted industries: healthcare-and-pharmaceutical financial-services government-and-public-sector

Context

GottaCry is a type of ransomware that encrypts files on affected systems and demands a ransom payment for the decryption key. It is known to have targeted several industries including healthcare, financial services, and government institutions.