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BitPaymer

The MITRE Corporation · Published 08/02/2021 23:19 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:07 Family

Essential information

Confidence
100/100
Is family
Yes
Published
08/02/2021 23:19
Modified
27/03/2026 01:07
Revoked
No
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation
Related entities
18 attack patterns (mitre), 1 intrusion sets (apt)

Aliases

wp_encrypt FriedEx

Description

[BitPaymer](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0570) is a ransomware variant first observed in August 2017 targeting hospitals in the U.K. [BitPaymer](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0570) uses a unique encryption key, ransom note, and contact information for each operation. [BitPaymer](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0570) has several indicators suggesting overlap with the [Dridex](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0384) malware and is often delivered via [Dridex](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0384).(Citation: Crowdstrike Indrik November 2018)

Marking (TLP)

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