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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Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.
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