The CryptOn ransomware was discovered around 2017. Since then, it has had varying nomenclatures, such as Cry9, CRY36, Cry128, Nemesis or X3M. CryptOn is part of the CryptoLocker ransomware family.
CryptOn steals and encrypts the victim’s data. In this way the group applies double extortion, which consists of threatening the victim with the publication of the data if the ransom is not paid in the given time.
Access to the victim’s environment can take place manually via RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol), allowing remote access to a target machine, as well as through e-mail campaigns that carry malicious attachments or links.
CryptOn ransomware analyzes mapped network drives and the hosts it is connected to for access to folders and documents during execution. The files are then renamed and encrypted using the RSA-2048 and AES-256 algorithms.
CryptOn uses a simple but long pattern to rename the infected files. All infected files are given an extension consisting of the original file name, the victim ID and the email address to send the proof of payment for the ransom, with this structure ”[original_file_name] .id- [victim ID] [email protected]_”.
After encryption, the CryptOn ransomware generates a ransom note file called ”’HOWTODECRYPTFILES.html”.
From that moment the victim is faced with the need to make an important choice. Pay the ransom and fund future cybercriminal attacks or find a competent company that can recover his data.
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