Malware analysis report: BlackCat ransomware

BlackCat is Rust-based ransomware distributed via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. BlackCat was observed for the first time in November 2021 and has since been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in numerous countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

This ransomware and group caught our attention after this interesting news: “ALPHV ransomware group claims to have ransomed Maruchan, the company that creates instant noodles.”:

The name “BlackCat” was mentioned first by MalwareHunterTeam

https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1679128724489289728

Technical …

africa americas analysis as-a-service asia attention australia blackcat blackcat ransomware caught countries distributed europe malware malware analysis november organizations raas ransomware report rust sectors service target