prolock
Activity analysis
HackerFeeds has tracked 2 victims claimed by prolock since February 2020, most recently in April 2020 — ranking #304 of 332 groups (0% of all tracked ransomware victims). No new victims have been posted in the last 180 days; the most recent claim was in April 2020. Its most-targeted sector is Public Sector (1 victims), followed by Financial Services (1). The United States accounts for 2 victims (100% of those with a known location).
Computed from victims claimed on the group's leak site as collected by HackerFeeds; claims are not independently verified. Monthly reports · Methodology
Group profile
PwndLocker is a ransomware that was observed in late 2019 and is reported to have been used to target businesses and local governments/cities. According to one source, ransom amounts demanded as part of PwndLocker activity range from $175k USD to $650k USD depending on the size of the network. PwndLocker attempts to disable a variety of Windows services so that their data can be encrypted. Various processes will also be targeted, such as web browsers and software related to security, backups, and databases. Shadow copies are cleared by the ransomware, and encryption of files occurs once the system has been prepared in this way. Executable files and those that are likely to be important for the system to continue to function appear to be skipped by the ransomware, and a large number of folders mostly related to Microsoft Windows system files are also ignored. As of March 2020, encrypted files have been observed with the added extensions of .key and .pwnd. Ransom notes are dropped in folders where encrypted files are found and also on the user's desktop.
Recent victims
| Date | Website / victim | Sector | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-25 | D Diebold Nixdorf (ATM provider) | Financial Services | US |
| 2020-02-23 | L LaSalle County Government | Government & Defense | US |