Predator
Aliases: PREYHUNTER
- First seen
- 2023-08-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-19 21:56:59
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:31:42
Targeted industries: financial-services healthcare-and-pharmaceutical technology-and-telecommunications government-and-public-sector
Context
Predator, also known as PREYHUNTER, is a ransomware family that encrypts files and demands a ransom for the decryption key. It has been active in targeting various industries including financial services, healthcare, and technology.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Predator_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Ios.Predator (report)
- jamf.com — Predator Spyware Anti Analysis Techniques Ios Error Codes Detection (report)