Type
File Name
Location
BlackKingdom was first discovered in February 2020 in enterprise cloud environments. BlackKingdom is found in environments with a number of different names, including BlackKingdom 2.0, BlackKingdom NextGen, Black_Kingdom, DemonCrypt, DemonWare, CoderWare, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
BlackKingdom
First Seen
February 2020
BlackKingdom is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that BlackKingdom is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. BlackKingdom 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 BlackKingdom ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.DEMON, .svyx, /.[a-zA-Z0-9]{4,7}$/
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 BlackKingdom.
Type File Name Location file README.txt Desktop file decrypt_file.TxT EveryFolder
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for BlackKingdom.
Executables
847612.exe, 1.bin, payload.txt.bin, payload.exe, DemonWare Ransomware.exe, importantdoc.exe, CyberPunk2077.exe, scnrlyxizaefumt.exe, msotuzbphqgalky.exe, FREE VBUCKS GENERATOR 2021 FREE NO FAKE 1 LINK MEGA 100% REAL.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 BlackKingdom.
External Pages
