Babuk

Malware
14 incidents First seen 2026-01-22 Last seen 2026-09-18
Also known as
BabykVasa Locker
Overview

Babuk is a Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) malware that has been used since at least 2021. The operators of Babuk employ a "Big Game Hunting" approach to targeting major enterprises and operate a leak site to post stolen data as part of their extortion scheme.

Threat ecosystem
Actors Malware Campaigns CVEs
Tap a node for a quick look · double-tap to open its profile
At a glance
peak priority 190 14 techniques WindowsLinux in ATT&CK since 2021-08-11 updated 2025-04-25 · v1.0
Activity by month (incidents)
2026-012026-09
Sectors targeted
manufacturing · 4finance · 3government · 3technology · 2aviation · 1education · 1logistics · 1retail · 1
Countries targeted
RU · 8BY · 4DE · 4AM · 3AT · 3AZ · 3CH · 3CN · 3DK · 3ES · 3FI · 3FR · 3
Origin
RU · 9UA · 4CN · 2RS · 2BY · 1CA · 1
Kinds of incident
Ransomware & Extortion · 8Exploited Vulnerability · 2Malware & Botnets · 2AI-Enabled Attack · 1Cyberattack (general) · 1Data Breach · 1
Techniques seen in incidents
Ransomware · 13Extortion · 6Lateral Movement · 4Phishing · 4Reconnaissance · 4T1588.006 - Vulnerabilities · 4Exfiltration · 3T1021.006 - Windows Remote Management · 3T1059.001 - PowerShell · 3T1584.004 - Server · 3Botnet · 2Espionage · 2Impersonate · 2Social Engineering · 2
Related actors
Mustang Panda · 1Water Galura · 1
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-33824 · 2CVE-2019-0708 · 1CVE-2019-11580 · 1CVE-2020-0688 · 1CVE-2021-26855 · 1CVE-2024-40766 · 1CVE-2024-55591 · 1CVE-2025-5777 · 1CVE-2025-68613 · 1CVE-2026-0300 · 1
ATT&CK techniques by tactic (14)
execution T1059.003 Windows Command Shell T1106 Native API
discovery T1007 System Service Discovery T1049 System Network Connections Discovery T1057 Process Discovery T1083 File and Directory Discovery T1135 Network Share Discovery T1680 Local Storage Discovery
impact T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact T1489 Service Stop T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
defense impairment T1685 Disable or Modify Tools
stealth T1027.002 Software Packing T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
Incident timeline
2026-09-04
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2026-09-02
New pro-Ukraine hacker group targets Russian companies with custom ransomware
2026-07-30
ThreatsDay: AI-Powered Hacking, 370 Chrome Flaws, SonicWall Attacks, DNS Hijacking + 22 More Stories
2026-07-27
Ransomware Groups Increasingly Deploy EDR Kill Techniques
2026-06-25
Europe Evolves Into Ransomware's Favorite Region
2026-03-27
Bearlyfy Hits Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware
2026-03-26
Pro-Ukraine hacker group Bearlyfy targets Russian companies with custom ransomware
2026-02-09
Bloody Wolf Targets Uzbekistan, Russia Using NetSupport RAT in Spear-Phishing Campaign
2026-02-05
Italian university La Sapienza goes offline after cyberattack
2026-01-29
FBI Takes Down RAMP Ransomware Forum
2026-01-22
New Osiris Ransomware Emerges as New Strain Using POORTRY Driver in BYOVD Attack