RANSOMWARE OPERATION💰 FINANCIAL
spook
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Intelligence Profile
Spook ransomware operated briefly in September–October 2021 as a rebrand of the Prometheus ransomware group (built on the Thanos builder), conducting double-extortion attacks against global targets with a concentration in manufacturing and unusually publishing all victim names regardless of ransom payment.
Threat Analysis
spook is a ransomware operation that deploys encryption-based extortion against organizations globally. This group maintains a data leak site (DLS) to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Financially motivated threat actors like spook prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Quick Facts
TypeRansomware Operation
Motivation💰 financial
DLS Infrastructure
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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.