walocker
Intelligence Profile
WALocker is an emerging ransomware group that came to attention in 2025, targeting organizations in Southeast Asia and government entities, with a notable attack breaching Myanmar's Union Civil Service Board and exposing data on approximately 200,000 government officials.
Threat Analysis
walocker 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 walocker prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Ransomware Victims (4)
CTIWATCH tracks 4 organizations claimed as victims by walocker on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.
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