knight
Aliases: Cyclops
- First seen
- 2021-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:13:33
Targeted industries: financial-services government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:ru country_code:cn
Context
Knight, also known as Cyclops, is a ransomware family that targets critical infrastructure and various industries. It is known for encrypting data and demanding cryptocurrency payments for decryption keys.
Detection coverage
- 3 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Knight_Auto (yara-rule)
- MALPEDIA_Win_Disk_Knight_Auto (yara-rule)
- HARFANGLAB_Charmingkitten_Cyclops (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Broadcom/Symantec — Ransomhub Knight Ransomware (report)
- ransomlook.io — Knight (report)
- bleepingcomputer.com — Knight Ransomware Rebrands From Cyclops Targets Windows Linux Esxi (report)
- Trend Micro — Knight Ransomware Raas (report)
- sentinelone.com — Knight Ransomware Raas Targets Multiple Platforms (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Knight (report)