Ransomware Research

Cronus

Cronus was first discovered in July 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

Cronus

 

First Seen

July 2024

Targeting

Behavior of Cronus

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Cronus

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 Cronus ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

/.[0-9a-zA-Z]{5}$/

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 Cronus.

Type

File Name

Location

file

cronus.txt

EveryFolder

screenshot

Desktop

Executables

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

Executables

p000.exe, cronus2.ttf

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 Cronus.

External Pages

  • mailto:redroomowner@dnmx.org

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