Type
File Name
Location
Ziggy was first discovered in December 2020 in enterprise cloud environments.
Name
Ziggy
First Seen
December 2020
Ziggy is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Ziggy is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Ziggy updates the last modified date of the file it targets.
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 Ziggy ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.ziggy
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 Ziggy.
Type File Name Location file ## HOW TO DECRYPT ##.hta
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Ziggy.
Executables
Ziggy Info.exe, ## HOW TO DECRYPT ##.exe, Ziggy ransomware decrypt.exe, COM Surrogate.exe, robosta.2, winlogon.exe, Runtime Broker.exe, lilmoon1@criptext.com.exe
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 Ziggy.
External Pages
