DEADBOLT
Intelligence Profile
DEADBOLT is a linux ransomware written in Go, targeting QNAP NAS devices worldwide. The files are encrypted with AES128 encryption and will have the .deadbolt extension appended to file names.
Threat Analysis
DEADBOLT is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.
Financially motivated threat actors like DEADBOLT prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
With high sophistication, DEADBOLT is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.