HelloKitty Inactive
Cross-platform ransomware. Attacked CD Projekt Red. Also known as FiveHands.117
Total Victims
2020-11-01
First Seen
2022-12-03
Last Seen
0
Known TTPs
29.4d
Avg Delay
12
Negotiations
ONION URLS
3r6n77mpe737w4sbxxxrpc5phbluv6xhtdl5ujpnlvmck5tc7blq2rqd.onion
TOOLS
net.exe
GMER
ngrok
Brute Ratel
FILE EXTENSIONS
.help
ACTIVITY TIMELINE
TOP SECTORS
TOP COUNTRIES
ACTIVITY HEATMAP
| Date | Victim Name | Country | Sector | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-03 | Mountain Point LLC | France | Technology | Published |
| 2022-12-03 | StrategicMechanical | Belgium | Energy | Removed |
| 2022-11-05 | Omni Enterprises LLC | Mexico | Non-Profit | Published |
| 2022-11-04 | Onyx & United Steel | Bulgaria | Retail | Published |
| 2022-11-03 | GlobalWellness | Latvia | Financial Services | Published |
| 2022-11-03 | Imperial & Legacy Farm | Colombia | Hospitality | Published |
| 2022-10-05 | Federal Robotics LLC | United Kingdom | Government | Published |
| 2022-10-04 | Genesis Rail GmbH | United States | Construction | Removed |
| 2022-09-22 | Lake Bio GmbH | Portugal | Logistics | Published |
| 2022-09-15 | LighthouseRobotics | Netherlands | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2022-09-11 | Superior Dynamics | United States | Construction | Published |
| 2022-09-11 | Mountain Sports GmbH | Singapore | Construction | Removed |
| 2022-09-08 | Willow Storage Inc. | Panama | Energy | Published |
| 2022-09-07 | Heritage Group Ltd | Romania | Transportation | Published |
| 2022-09-03 | Venture & Summit Sports | United Kingdom | Food & Beverage | Negotiating |
| 2022-08-14 | Wolf Build GmbH | Italy | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2022-08-12 | Southern & Riverside Financial | United States | Transportation | Published |
| 2022-08-11 | TriHoldings | India | Retail | Published |
| 2022-08-07 | NewCare | United States | Technology | Published |
| 2022-07-28 | HarborLogistics | Germany | Technology | Published |
| 2022-07-10 | Dynamic Partners GmbH | Belgium | Financial Services | Removed |
| 2022-07-03 | Integral Auto LLC | Romania | Transportation | Published |
| 2022-06-23 | ExcelInsurance | United Kingdom | Education | Published |
| 2022-06-19 | AlphaMetals | Switzerland | Telecommunications | Removed |
| 2022-06-15 | Highland Land GmbH | Argentina | Manufacturing | Removed |
| 2022-06-11 | Iron Health Ltd | Germany | Healthcare | Published |
| 2022-06-02 | Quest Info | Australia | Telecommunications | Removed |
| 2022-05-23 | Orange Cyberdefense | Poland | Technology | Removed |
| 2022-05-21 | Tower Financial | Germany | Government | Removed |
| 2022-05-20 | SkyLabs | Czechia | Technology | Published |
| 2022-05-17 | Pacific Consulting Inc. | Puerto Rico | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2022-05-17 | Pacific Plus GmbH | Austria | Government | Removed |
| 2022-05-07 | Pacific Networks Inc. | Ukraine | Construction | Negotiating |
| 2022-05-04 | Mid Homes Ltd | Germany | Healthcare | Published |
| 2022-04-26 | Sun IT Inc. | Ireland | Government | Published |
| 2022-04-17 | Euro Web Ltd | United States | Financial Services | Published |
| 2022-04-11 | NordicTech | Spain | Legal | Negotiating |
| 2022-04-09 | National & Venture Clinic | Türkiye | Aerospace & Defense | Removed |
| 2022-04-08 | Titan Media LLC | United States | Healthcare | Published |
| 2022-04-01 | Grand Supply Ltd | United States | Food & Beverage | Published |
| 2022-03-24 | American Land GmbH | Puerto Rico | Healthcare | Published |
| 2022-03-21 | Strategic Trade LLC | Czechia | Government | Published |
| 2022-03-14 | Superior Corp LLC | Ecuador | Construction | Removed |
| 2022-03-13 | Lighthouse Integrated Ltd | United States | Financial Services | Negotiating |
| 2022-03-11 | Blue Defense | New Zealand | Healthcare | Removed |
| 2022-03-01 | American Farm Inc. | France | Aerospace & Defense | Published |
| 2022-02-20 | Innovative Plus Inc. | Japan | Financial Services | Published |
| 2022-02-17 | Prairie Works GmbH | United States | Retail | Removed |
| 2022-02-17 | United Media Ltd | France | Aerospace & Defense | Published |
| 2022-02-16 | Magna Design LLC | Poland | Media & Entertainment | Published |
| 2022-02-15 | PatriotIntel | Switzerland | Technology | Published |
| 2022-02-15 | New Design | United States | Technology | Published |
| 2022-02-05 | Sierra Mining Ltd | United Arab Emirates | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2022-01-23 | StarStudios | Ukraine | Healthcare | Removed |
| 2022-01-06 | CapitalIntel | United States | Healthcare | Removed |
| 2021-12-23 | Grand Electronics Inc. | Portugal | Construction | Published |
| 2021-12-12 | Riverside Risk GmbH | Switzerland | Real Estate | Published |
| 2021-12-05 | Bay Data LLC | India | Retail | Published |
| 2021-12-02 | WolfWealth | United States | Education | Published |
| 2021-12-02 | Quest Manufacturing GmbH | United States | Energy | Published |
| 2021-11-26 | Venture Associates LLC | Ireland | Agriculture | Published |
| 2021-11-24 | Synergy Bank LLC | India | Construction | Negotiating |
| 2021-11-19 | Great Rail Inc. | Canada | Technology | Published |
| 2021-11-17 | Infinity Path | Finland | Government | Published |
| 2021-11-15 | MidServices | Thailand | Transportation | Published |
| 2021-11-07 | Venture Financial | Czechia | Retail | Published |
| 2021-11-07 | Continental & Palm Guard | United States | Non-Profit | Removed |
| 2021-09-27 | TitanOil | Brazil | Professional Services | Published |
| 2021-09-23 | Willow Media Ltd | United States | Technology | Published |
| 2021-09-22 | Integral & River Engineering | France | Real Estate | Removed |
| 2021-09-18 | Progressive Group Inc. | Canada | Financial Services | Removed |
| 2021-09-15 | OakServices | Switzerland | Legal | Published |
| 2021-09-07 | United & Key Comm | United States | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2021-08-28 | ShieldLand | Switzerland | Telecommunications | Published |
| 2021-08-19 | Maple Path LLC | Australia | Healthcare | Published |
| 2021-08-16 | Apex & Inland Materials | Switzerland | Government | Published |
| 2021-08-06 | Diamond Care LLC | Malaysia | Government | Published |
| 2021-07-26 | Red Resources Inc. | Netherlands | Financial Services | Published |
| 2021-07-11 | Alpha Solutions GmbH | India | Aerospace & Defense | Negotiating |
| 2021-07-11 | Phoenix Cast LLC | United States | Transportation | Published |
| 2021-07-08 | Bay Bio Inc. | Netherlands | Government | Published |
| 2021-06-28 | Vital Labs | United States | Education | Published |
| 2021-06-23 | Solar Operations Ltd | Belgium | Construction | Published |
| 2021-06-09 | Solid & Sterling Space | United States | Financial Services | Published |
| 2021-06-09 | Meridian & Wolf Technologies | Italy | Technology | Published |
| 2021-06-01 | Titan Resources | Taiwan, Province of China | Healthcare | Published |
| 2021-05-24 | Stone Energy GmbH | United States | Government | Removed |
| 2021-05-22 | Frontier & Allied Realty | United States | Healthcare | Published |
| 2021-05-18 | Trans Media GmbH | Greece | Legal | Removed |
| 2021-05-10 | Lone StarStudios | United Kingdom | Professional Services | Published |
| 2021-05-08 | ZenithData | Belgium | Healthcare | Removed |
| 2021-05-06 | Innovative Cloud GmbH | Indonesia | Government | Removed |
| 2021-04-23 | Sierra Dental GmbH | Canada | Education | Published |
| 2021-04-21 | UnitedTrade | Croatia | Automotive | Negotiating |
| 2021-04-17 | Pro Space Inc. | United States | Utilities | Published |
| 2021-04-08 | Ultra Innovations Inc. | Israel | Retail | Removed |
| 2021-04-06 | Envision Networks GmbH | France | Manufacturing | Published |
| 2021-04-04 | Peninsula Legal | United Kingdom | Financial Services | Published |
| 2021-04-02 | HarborSolutions | United States | Energy | Published |
| 2021-03-20 | Phoenix Guard LLC | United States | Technology | Published |
| 2021-03-16 | PlatinumCloud | Ecuador | Retail | Published |
| 2021-03-15 | Pro Financial | Czechia | Technology | Published |
| 2021-03-10 | SummitStorage | Japan | Construction | Published |
| 2021-03-05 | River Intel Inc. | United States | Legal | Published |
| 2021-02-17 | Strategic & Prairie Guard | Netherlands | Government | Published |
| 2021-01-22 | CoastalIT | United States | Telecommunications | Published |
| 2021-01-07 | Royal Risk | Hungary | Healthcare | Published |
| 2021-01-03 | Sage & Progressive Storage | Canada | Mining | Published |
| 2020-12-27 | Eagle Trade | United States | Education | Published |
| 2020-12-14 | SunManagement | Dominican Republic | Financial Services | Published |
| 2020-12-10 | Union Med LLC | United States | Media & Entertainment | Published |
| 2020-11-28 | Maple Bridge GmbH | Sweden | Construction | Removed |
| 2020-11-25 | Smart & Trust Aero | United States | Professional Services | Published |
| 2020-11-24 | Southern Power LLC | Australia | Government | Published |
| 2020-11-20 | Magna & City Oil | United States | Government | Published |
| 2020-11-20 | White Med GmbH | Czechia | Real Estate | Published |
| 2020-11-12 | Diamond Connect GmbH | United States | Legal | Published |
No TTPs data
HelloKitty_rule_1
CISA
rule HelloKitty_ransomware_1 {
meta:
description = "Detects HelloKitty ransomware"
author = "RansomwareMonitor"
date = "2026-03-06"
hash = "31704a0f54596290257ee2e225c6610c0313e7f00093f3bab3ab52c94f1575f0"
strings:
$h0 = { F5 95 B3 40 ED DA 60 BC 8 }
$r1 = /README\..{3,10}/i
$h2 = { 7D 6A F6 C6 F5 00 A0 4C 1D FC C3 89 0B E8 77 01 A }
$h3 = { 5D B0 E2 68 33 98 E1 27 7 }
$h4 = { B8 B1 CC 41 C7 3E 47 6D 8E C1 C }
$r5 = /[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}/
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and
filesize < 5MB and
3 of them
}
HelloKitty_rule_2
YARA-Rules/rules
rule HelloKitty_ransomware_2 {
meta:
description = "Detects HelloKitty ransomware"
author = "RansomwareMonitor"
date = "2026-03-06"
hash = "54eaf148eb62de32f0cd1456b7fb95e5ef6389bec27b0b0e28d0442edb970d99"
strings:
$h0 = { 44 6B 56 76 EF F3 96 EC 7E 4D 2 }
$s1 = "AES-256" nocase
$s2 = "README" nocase
$h3 = { DB F7 EB 6E C5 BB 4D 78 37 B1 04 E3 FC 67 D6 89 7D 4 }
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and
filesize < 5MB and
4 of them
}
HelloKitty_rule_3
Elastic Security
rule HelloKitty_ransomware_3 {
meta:
description = "Detects HelloKitty ransomware"
author = "RansomwareMonitor"
date = "2026-03-06"
hash = "6de795b498606832f6c16729b10e3c362e213b109315dbb11ebd7cdaae8ccbeb"
strings:
$h0 = { 93 C6 86 D7 BF 37 72 BB C6 72 D6 72 0A E1 }
$r1 = /[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}/
$r2 = /[13][a-km-zA-HJ-NP-Z1-9]{25,34}/
$s3 = ".onion" nocase
$s4 = "HelloKitty" nocase
$r5 = /[A-Za-z0-9]{56}\.onion/
$r6 = /README\..{3,10}/i
condition:
uint16(0) == 0x5A4D and
filesize < 5MB and
2 of them
}
No IoCs
No ransom notes