DeathRansom

Internal ID: win.deathransom

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Also known as Wacatac ransomware due to its .wctc extension.

Threat Analysis

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

External References

→https://asec.ahnlab.com/1269

→https://blog.cyber5w.com/the-most-known-unpacking-technique

→https://dissectingmalwa.re/quick-and-painless-reversing-deathransom-wacatac.html

→https://github.com/albertzsigovits/malware-notes/blob/master/DeathRansom.md

→https://id-ransomware.blogspot.com/2019/11/wacatac-ransomware.html

→https://twitter.com/Amigo_A_/status/1196898012645220354

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/death-ransom-attribution.html

→https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/death-ransom-new-strain-ransomware.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Motivation💰 financial

Sophisticationhigh

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.deathransom

Research Links

MITRE ATT&CK VirusTotal Google (news) Twitter/X search

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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