Ransomware Research

RansomHub

RansomHub was first discovered in September 2023 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name

RansomHub

 

First Seen

September 2023

Targeting

Behavior of RansomHub

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

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

Details

Characteristics of RansomHub

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 RansomHub 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 RansomHub.

Type

File Name

Location

file

/^README_S+?.txt$/

Executables

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

Executables

L2.exe, pornhub2.exe, rhub.exe, vSzbAa.exe, pbTsgj.exe, dert.exe, amd64.exe, amd64.exe, t1_amd64.exe, amd64.bin, qAXmNX.exe, ZONoDh.exe, YFFuDh.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 RansomHub.

External Pages

  • https://s3.us-east-1.wasabisys.com/vxugmwdb/68b4b9b9fee2913f7a5d2b8280eb08df9f02fefc451f08bd288345e544ec1675
  • http://ransomxifxwc5eteopdobynonjctkxxvap77yqifu2emfbecgbqdw6qd.onion
  • TOX:4D598799696AD5399FABF7D40C4D1BE9F05D74CFB311047D7391AC0BF64BED47B56EEE66A528

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