RANSOMWARE OPERATION💰 FINANCIAL
holyghost
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aliases
Intelligence Profile
HolyGhost (tracked by Microsoft as DEV-0530) is a North Korean state-linked ransomware group active since June 2021, associated with the Andariel threat group, targeting small to mid-sized businesses in financial services, manufacturing, education, and entertainment globally.
Threat Analysis
holyghost 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 holyghost 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
TypeRansomware Operation
Motivation💰 financial
Aliases1
Also Known As
holyghost
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.