Ransomware Research

Ebaka

Ebaka was first discovered in January 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Ebaka

 

First Seen

January 2024

Targeting

Behavior of Ebaka

Ebaka is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Ebaka is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Ebaka updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

Details

Characteristics of Ebaka

Suffixes

Some ransomware will change or append a suffix to the end of the file after they are encrypted, including changing the extension of a file. Here are some of the possible suffixes that Ebaka ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.Ebaka

Ransomware Notes

Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.

Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Ebaka.

Type

File Name

Location

file

info.txt

RootDiscs, Desktop

file

info.hta

RootDiscs, Desktop

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Ebaka.

Executables

software.exe

External Pages

Ransomware often links to external pages such as payment pages, telegram contacts, etc. Below are some of the URLs Elastio has found to be associated with Ebaka.

External Pages

  • mailto:datadownloader@proton.me
  • mailto:datadownloader@tutanota.com

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