BitPaymer
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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