Type
File Name
Location
Cerber-2021 was first discovered in November 2021 in enterprise cloud environments. Cerber-2021 is found in environments with a number of different names, including CerberImposter 2021, CerberCrypt, CerberLocker, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.
Name
Cerber-2021
First Seen
November 2021
Cerber-2021 is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Cerber-2021 is known to infect.
In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Cerber-2021 unknown 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 Cerber-2021 ransomware is known to change.
Suffixes
.locked
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 Cerber-2021.
Type File Name Location file __$$RECOVERY_README$$__.html
These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Cerber-2021.
Executables
Cerber2.bin, tmp.conf.2w, 2ace8c4c98c050a9cf57e0e275848c6cf7122f19f4136dabb94a130a88d77997_.json, 011c.bin, tmp.conf.2p
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 Cerber-2021.
External Pages
