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Hades

According to PCrisk, Hades Locker is an updated version of WildFire Locker ransomware that infiltrates systems and encrypts a variety of data types using AES encryption.

Hades is a Windows malware family operated by GOLD WINTER.

Background

According to PCrisk, Hades Locker is a revised variant of the WildFire Locker ransomware that breaches systems and encrypts many file types with AES encryption. It renames the files it encrypts by adding a ".~HL[5_random_characters] (first 5 characters of encryption password)" extension.

Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).