Ransomware Roundup - Knight
Fortinet News, Monday, October 30,2023
On a bi-weekly basis, FortiGuard Labs gathers data on ransomware variants of interest that have been gaining traction within our datasets and the OSINT community. The Ransomware Roundup report aims to provide readers with brief insights into the evolving ransomware landscape and the Fortinet solutions that protect against those variants.
This edition of the Ransomware Roundup covers the Knight ransomware.
- Affected platforms: Microsoft Windows
- Impacted parties: Microsoft Windows
- Impact: Encrypts and exfiltrates victims' files and demands ransom for file decryption
- Severity level: High
Knight Ransomware Overview
Knight is a relatively new ransomware group that arrived in August 2023. Like many attackers, the gang behind this variant employs double extortion tactics, where the Knight ransomware encrypts files on victims' machines and exfiltrates data for extortion purposes.