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HelloKitty Ransomware Resurfaced

The HelloKitty ransomware group, active since late 2020, has resurfaced with new variants in 2024 and potentially 2025. Originally forking from DeathRansom, HelloKitty targets Windows and Linux environments, appending .CRYPTED, .CRYPT, or .KITTY extensions to encrypted files. The group has used multiple TOR domains for negotiations and has been linked to high-profile attacks, including CD Projekt Red. Analysis reveals potential connections to China, despite earlier attributions to Ukraine. The ransomware employs sophisticated encryption techniques, including RSA-2048 and AES. Recent samples show evolving tactics, with increased focus on system discovery and process termination. HelloKitty has also been utilized by other threat actors, including Vice Society and Lapsus$. The group's continued activity and adaptations suggest ongoing relevance in the ransomware landscape.

Pulse ID: 67feb4ff5c2dd0fabe7255e9
Pulse Link: otx.alienvault.com/pulse/67feb
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2025-04-15 19:35:27

Be advised, this data is unverified and should be considered preliminary. Always do further verification.

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The #encryption topic in #InstantMesaging is popular again recently. As usual there's a lot of misunderstanding and little discussion of a #ThreatModel when giving recommendations.
If the private key is backed up with Apple or Google from your phone, then your messages may as well not be encrypted 🙈 I've again seen this indirectly with contacts changing phones and their keys are the same as on their old device. Due to automatic backups I guess.
Doesn't matter if it's #WhatsApp, #Signal or #XMPP

I've created my first GUI in Rust. I made a wrapper for #paperage, which is an application for saving encrypted secrets on paper.
I had to tweak paper-age a bit, but now you can use it in the browser using #WASM.
It's still a bit messy, but it should work. And of course, there's #nix support.

You can find it on GitHub here: github.com/renesat/paper-age-g

P.S. Thanks for the idea, @iuvi. You can start testing :computer_explorer:

#rust#iced#age

If you're worried about where to host your data in Europe, remember that not all EU member states are created equal when it comes to encryption keys disclosure laws.

See the **Key Disclosure Law** page on Wikipedia[1] - the legislation that requires individuals to hand over cryptographic keys to law enforcement.

My top pick:
- Germany
- Iceland
- Belgium (see note on WP)
- Switzerland (yet)

[1]: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disc

en.wikipedia.orgKey disclosure law - Wikipedia

New Privacy Guides article 🔐✊
by me:

Encryption Is Not a Crime

The war against encryption isn't new, but the quantity of data about us that needs protection is.

Despite the senseless attacks,
it is vital that we fight back to protect the right to using end-to-end encryption.

Encryption protects us all: privacyguides.org/articles/202

www.privacyguides.org · Encryption Is Not a Crime
More from Em :official_verified:

🚨 Florida’s new “Social Media Use by Minors” bill (SB 868/HB 743) has a chilling twist: it demands platforms create backdoors to decrypt private messages.

That means:
🔓 End-to-end encryption may be turned off
📵 Disappearing messages could be banned
🧒 Minors lose digital privacy
💣 All users may face weaker security

EFF warns this is a dangerous precedent that risks everyone’s online safety. Legislating away encryption doesn’t protect kids — it jeopardizes all of us.

#Cybersecurity #Privacy #Encryption #TechPolicy
eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/flor

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption BackdoorAt least Florida’s SB 868/HB 763, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates...

"At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates are hidden behind smoke and mirrors, but this time it’s out in the open: Florida wants a backdoor into any end-to-end encrypted social media platforms that allow accounts for minors. This would likely lead to companies not offering end-to-end encryption to minors at all, making them less safe online.

Encryption is the best tool we have to protect our communication online. It’s just as important for young people as it is for everyone else, and the idea that Florida can “protect” minors by making them less safe is dangerous and dumb.

The bill is not only privacy-invasive, it’s also asking for the impossible."

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/flor

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Florida’s New Social Media Bill Says the Quiet Part Out Loud and Demands an Encryption BackdoorAt least Florida’s SB 868/HB 763, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates...