Ransomware Research

BlackCocaine

BlackCocaine was first discovered in May 2021 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

BlackCocaine

 

First Seen

May 2021

Targeting

Behavior of BlackCocaine

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

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

Details

Characteristics of BlackCocaine

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 BlackCocaine ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.BlackCocaine

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 BlackCocaine.

Type

File Name

Location

Executables

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

Executables

COCO.exe, 123.exe, sample – Copy.exe, malware_1.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 BlackCocaine.

External Pages

  • http://blackcocaine.top

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