Ransomware Research

About BtcKING

BtcKING

BtcKING was first discovered in June 2018 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name BtcKING
First Seen June 2018
Targeting

Behavior of BtcKING

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

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

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Characteristics of BtcKING

Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about BtcKING.

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 BtcKING ransomware is known to change.

Suffixes.BtcKING

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 BtcKING.

Typefile
File NameHow To Decode Files.txt

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 BtcKING.

External Pages
  • bitmessage:BM-2cTAPjtTkqiW2twtykGm5mtocFAz7g5FZc@bitmessage.ch
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