Hydra
- First seen
- 2019-11-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-18 23:17:52
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:49:02
Targeted industries: financial-services healthcare-and-pharmaceutical manufacturing technology-and-telecommunications
Context
Hydra is a ransomware that encrypts files on infected systems and demands a ransom payment for the decryption key. It is used in targeted attacks against various industries to extort money from businesses.
Related threat objects
- Bianlian (malware)
Reports & references
- cryptax.medium.com — Android Bianlian Payload 61Febabed00A (report)
- cryptax.medium.com — Bianlian C C Domain Name 4F226A29E221 (report)
- cryptax.medium.com — Creating A Safe Dummy C C To Test Android Bots Ffa6E7A3Dce5 (report)
- cryptax.medium.com — Quick Look Into A New Sample Of Android Bianlian Bc5619Efa726 (report)
- resecurity.com — In The Box Mobile Malware Webinjects Marketplace (report)
- threatfabric.com — Deceive The Heavens To Cross The Sea (report)
- cocomelonc.github.io — Aiya Mmd Book (report)
- threatfabric.com — 2020 Year Of The Rat (report)
- medium.com — Hostinghunter Series Chang Way Technologies Co Limited A9Ba4Fce0F65 (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Apk.Hydra (report)
- info.spamhaus.com — 2023%20Q2%20Botnet%20Threat%20Update (report)
- twitter.com — 1570788983474638849 (report)
- muha2xmad.github.io — Hydra (report)
- avira.com — Avira Labs Research Reveals Hydra Banking Trojan 2 0 (report)
- blog.cyble.com — Hydra Android Malware Distributed Via Play Store (report)
- pentest.blog — Android Malware Analysis Dissecting Hydra Dropper (report)