Ransomware Research

BlackPink

BlackPink was first discovered in February 2019 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

BlackPink

 

First Seen

February 2019

Targeting

Behavior of BlackPink

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

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

Details

Characteristics of BlackPink

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 BlackPink ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes

.BlackPink

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 BlackPink.

Type

File Name

Location

file

how_to_recver_files.txt

Executables

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

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 BlackPink.

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