Termite Ransomware
- First seen
- 2023-01-15 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:29:24
Targeted industries: financial-services healthcare-and-pharmaceutical government-and-public-sector
Context
Ben Hunter discovered a new ransomware called Termite Ransomware. When encrypting a computer it will append the .aaaaaa extension to encrypted files.
Used by threat actors
- Cleo File Transfer Software Zero-Day Exploits (CVE-2024-50623 & CVE-2024-55956) (campaign)
Reports & references
- bleepingcomputer.com — The Week In Ransomware August 31St 2018 Devs On Vacation (report)
- twitter.com — 1034379267956715520 (report)