Parasite

Malware type

ransomware

Family

Malware family

Last IoC activity

2026-07-02 20:39:16

Profile updated

2026-07-07 15:51:50

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

Context

Parasite is a type of ransomware that encrypts files on infected systems, demanding a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. It primarily targets industries such as healthcare, finance, and public sector institutions.