Knight
Intelligence Profile
According to Symantec, this is a ransomware written in Golang and obfuscated with Gobfuscate. The source code for Knight (originally known as Cyclops) was offered for sale on underground forums in February 2024 after Knight’s developers decided to shut down their operation.
Threat Analysis
Knight 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 Knight 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, Knight is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.