Karma
Karma is a ransomware operation linked in public reporting with the wider Nemty, Nokoyawa, and JSWORM ransomware ecosystem.
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Karma is a ransomware operation linked in public reporting with the wider Nemty, Nokoyawa, and JSWORM ransomware ecosystem. This profile excludes the unrelated iOS exploitation tool and wireless attack technique that share the Karma name.
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Research mentioning Karma
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KARMA-атака на беспроводные сети: поддельные точки доступа на автопилоте... KARMA-AP перехватывает эти запросы и отвечает "Да, я - сеть X" на каждый из них, автоматически создавая поддельную точку доступа для каждого клиента.
From emerging threat to top-tier ransomware-as-a-service: The evolution of INC ransomware
security researcher 3xp0rt mentioned that “salfetka” is linked to the aliases "rinc" and "farnetwork" which is tied to the Nokoyawa, JSWORM, Nefilim, Karma and Nemty ransomware operations.
INC Ransom Affiliate Model Enabling Targeting of Critical Networks | Cyber.gov.au
"...historical RaaS operations Nemty, Nemty X, Karma and Nokoyawa."
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In 2023, Group-IB also linked Tymoshchuk to JSWORM, Karma, Nokoyawa, and Nemty ransomware gangs.
Risky Bulletin: US charges major ransomware figure
Tymoshchuk appears to have also been involved with the JSWORM, Karma, Nemty, and Nokoyawa Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platforms.
60,000 Conti ransomware gang messages leaked
Both Conti and another criminal crew called Karma hit the unidentified org through the ProxyShell exploit – though while Karma left a ransom note demanding payment, having not encrypted the organisation's files...
US fines former NSA employees who provided hacker-for-hire services to UAE | The Record from Recorded Future News
Inside this project, the three helped develop Karma and Karma 2, two iOS zero-click exploits. Designed to target iPhones, Reuters said the two exploits were used by UAE officials to spy on dissidents, reporters, and government opposition leaders.
'Karma': Inside the hack used by the UAE to break into iPhones of foes
A team of former U.S. government intelligence operatives working for the United Arab Emirates hacked into the iPhones of activists, diplomats and rival foreign leaders with the help of a sophisticated spying tool called Karma... The ex-Raven operatives described Karma as a tool that could remotely grant access to iPhones simply by uploading phone numbers or email accounts into an automated targeting system.
