Ransomware Research

Dithyramb

Dithyramb was first discovered in August 2024 in enterprise cloud environments. Dithyramb is found in environments with a number of different names, including Dithyramb Eduware, etc. For a full list of all names, please see below.

Name

Dithyramb

 

First Seen

August 2024

Targeting

Behavior of Dithyramb

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

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

Details

Characteristics of Dithyramb

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 Dithyramb ransomware is known to change.

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 Dithyramb.

Type

File Name

Location

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Desktop

Executables

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

Executables

Dithyramb.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 Dithyramb.

External Pages

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