HOMETHREATSHellDown
MALWARE FAMILY💰 FINANCIALHIGH

HellDown

Internal ID: elf.helldown
37
victims
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Ransomware.

Threat Analysis

HellDown 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 HellDown 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, HellDown is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.

Ransomware Victims (37)

CTIWATCH tracks 37 organizations claimed as victims by HellDown on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.

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External References

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family
Motivation💰 financial
Sophisticationhigh
Aliases1

Also Known As

elf.helldown

Research Links

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