Experts warn of the new 0mega ransomware operation

BleepingComputer reported a new ransomware operation named 0mega that is targeting organizations worldwide.

0mega is a new ransomware operation that is targeting organizations worldwide using a double-extortion model, BleepingComputer reported.

The ransomware operation has been active at least since May 2022 and already claimed to have breached multiple organizations.

Victims of the ransomware reported that the malware adds the .0mega extension to the encrypted file’s names and creates for each victim a customized ransom note named DECRYPT-FILES.txt.

The operators behind this ransomware in some cases included in the ransom note details on how to disclose the attack to business partners and trade associations in case the victim will not pay the ransom.

Source https://id-ransomware.blogspot.com/2022/05/0mega-ransomware.html

Like other ransomware gangs, the operators use a payment negotiation site hosted on the Tor network.

Victims can contact the operators via the negotiation site by uploading the ransom note dropped on their systems, obviously the note includes a unique identifier.

The researchers Andrew Ivanov, who worked with Lawrence Abrams, published a blog post that includes details about the ransomware.

BleepingComputer confirmed that at the time of their report, the researchers have yet to find a 0mega sample.

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Pierluigi Paganini

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Pierluigi Paganini

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.