HOMETHREATShellogookie
APT / THREAT GROUP💰 FINANCIAL

hellogookie

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Intelligence Profile

HelloGookie is a rebrand of the HelloKitty ransomware group announced in April 2024, releasing previously stolen data from CD Projekt Red and Cisco; HelloKitty/HelloGookie has been active since 2020 with its highest-profile attack being the 2021 breach of CD Projekt Red.

Threat Analysis

hellogookie is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of financial.

Financially motivated threat actors like hellogookie 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

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Motivation💰 financial
Aliases1

Also Known As

hellogookie

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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