Midnight Ransomware
Midnight is a malicious ransomware strain that encrypts victim files and demands ransom payment for decryption. First observed in the wild on May 1, 2025, this ransomware has been actively targeting systems worldwide.
Quick facts
How Midnight ransomware works
File encryption patterns
Midnight modifies encrypted files using specific patterns to mark them as encrypted:
Ransom note and payment demands
After encrypting files, Midnight displays ransom notes demanding payment for file recovery:
notes/How To Restore Your Files.txt
About this analysis
This Midnight ransomware analysis is part of Elastio's comprehensive ransomware detection database. Elastio provides advanced ransomware protection and recovery, helping organizations defend against and recover from ransomware attacks like Midnight.
Last updated: December 30, 2025
Elastio detects Midnight inside your data and backups.
The Hunt Engine uses Deep File Inspection to identify Midnight across live data, replicated data, and backups. If this family is in your environment, Elastio finds it before encryption completes. Run a scan against your recovery points to confirm.
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