RedAlert Ransomware

Aliases: N13V

Malware type
ransomware
Family
Malware family
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:43:39

Targeted industries: technology-and-telecommunications healthcare-and-pharmaceutical financial-services

Context

Ransomware that targets Linux VMware ESXi servers. Encryption procedure uses the NTRUEncrypt public-key encryption algorithm.

Reports & references

  • blogs.vmware.com — Esxi Targeting Ransomware The Threats That Are After Your Virtual Machines Part 1 (report)
  • blog.cyble.com — New Ransomware Groups On The Rise (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Red Alert (report)
  • bleepingcomputer.com — New Redalert Ransomware Targets Windows Linux Vmware Esxi Servers (report)

External references