Ransomware Research

About Lockton

Lockton

Lockton was first discovered in August 2024 in enterprise cloud environments.

Name Lockton
First Seen August 2024
Targeting

Behavior of Lockton

Lockton is known to target specific file types. Below are all known file types that Lockton is known to infect.

In some cases, ransomware will update the modified date, when it encrypts files. Lockton updates the last modified date of the file it targets.

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Characteristics of Lockton

Here are some of the unique characteristics that are helpful to know about Lockton.

Ransomware Notes

Not all ransomware leaves a note. However, some ransomware leaves the infected party instructions on what the user should do to get rid of the ransomware, or satisfy the ransom. This often involves transferring money, often bitcoin or another cryptocurrency to a designated wallet.

Below are the type(s) of notes, content, and typical locations where Elastio has found ransom notes from Lockton.

Typemessage
LocationOnceOnCompletion

Executables

These are the names of the executables that contain the undetonated ransomware payload for Lockton.

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