Nitrogen Ransomware

Malware type
ransomware
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:13:46

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

Context

This ransomware has much in common with the LukaLocker ransomware. 1 Analysis of the files reveals strong correlations between the Nitrogen, LukaLocker and Cactus families. These similarities lead us to believe that these ransomware families are administered by the same people, or that the files were developed using a common framework. 2

Reports & references

  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Nitrogen Ransomware (report)
  • streamscan.ai — Analyse Du Rancongiciel Nitrogen (report)

External references