RANSOMWARE OPERATION💰 FINANCIAL

chilelocker

aliases

Intelligence Profile

ChileLocker (also known as ARCrypter) first appeared in August 2022 after attacking a Chilean government agency and quickly expanded globally, appending a ".crypt" extension to encrypted files and recruiting affiliates under a RaaS model on criminal forums.

Threat Analysis

chilelocker 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 chilelocker prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.

External References

→https://www.ransomlook.io/group/chilelocker

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/ransomware-roundup-bisamware-and-chile-locker

→https://cyble.com/blog/arcrypt-ransomware-evolves-with-multiple-tor-communication-channels

→https://www.cymulate.com/blog/september-2022-cyberattacks-wrap-up

Quick Facts

TypeRansomware Operation

Motivation💰 financial

Aliases1

Also Known As

chilelocker

DLS Infrastructure

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○ OFFLINEebljej7okwfnx5hdfikqqt2uqehihqv3yns3ziij5clqpklwb3i2cxad.onion

○ OFFLINE7wa2bi6grhbu4opt5bguga4g63jsxiy3ysfbabh7dbyk3niqxlsburad.onion

Research Links

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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.

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