Deathransom ransomware group
Deathransom is one of the extortion operations we watch continuously. This page covers what is known about the group and the current state of its leak site.
Who they are
DeathRansom is a ransomware family first seen in the wild in late 2019, initially appearing as a bluff—dropping ransom notes without actually encrypting files. By early 2020, the malware evolved into a functional encryptor, using a hybrid scheme of AES for file encryption and RSA to secure AES keys. Infected systems have files appended with extensions such as .wctc or .zzz depending on the campaign variant. Distribution methods include phishing emails with malicious attachments, cracked software downloads, and malicious spam campaigns. Over time, some DeathRansom operations were linked to STOP/Djvu infrastructure and later incorporated into affiliate-based criminal ecosystems.
Current status
Deathransom's leak site is not answering. Sites go dark for infrastructure trouble, a deliberate quiet period, or a takedown, and a good number return weeks later under the same name, so the entry stays on the list either way.
Which organisations this group has named, and when, is part of the SINON platform rather than this page. Create an account to search it, or to be told automatically if a name you care about turns up.
Sectors targeted
This group does not state an industry on its site, so we have nothing reliable to report. Most crews are opportunistic rather than sector-specific in any case — they hit what they can reach.
Watching for your name
If Deathransom posts your company, a supplier or a subsidiary, you want to hear it from us rather than from a journalist. SINON checks these sites continuously and alerts on the names you give it.
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