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Seemingly consistent with the above, identifiable victims thus far include organizations operating in the digital services, engineering and healthcare sectors that have operations in Germany, Hong Kong, Sweden and the United States.
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That being said, private clinics and major universities are considered ‘fair game’ along with charitable foundations ‘who help LGBT and BLM’ causes, the latter likely demonstrating the bigoted views of the threat actor. As such, Babuk’s leak website states that the group will not target hospitals, non-profit charities or schools as well as avoiding organizations with an annual revenue of less than USD4 million. Babuk, also known as ‘Babuk Locker’, ‘Babyk’ and initially ‘Vasa Locker’, is a ransomware threat utilizing big-game hunter tactics to ‘steal, encrypt and leak’ victim data in an attempt to extort payments of reportedly up to USD 85,000 in Bitcoin (BTC).Īs is often the case with threats of this nature, victims are likely determined by the ease at which they can be compromised combined with the likelihood of making payment.