Yarraq
Intelligence Profile
Yarraq is a ransomware that encrypts files by using asymmetric keys and adding '.yarraq' as extension to the end of filenames. At the time of writing the attacker asks for $2000 ransom in order to provide a decryptor, to enable victims to restore their original files back. To communicate with the attacker the email: [email protected] is provided.
Threat Analysis
Yarraq 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 Yarraq 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, Yarraq is capable of targeted intrusions using adapted commodity tools alongside custom implants, maintaining operational security and evading standard detection mechanisms.