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Avaddon — 20210518

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Actor
Avaddon
Record date
May 18, 2021
Messages
17
Participants
Avaddon, Victim

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  1. Message 001 From Victim Victim Date

    My files are encrypted, I just found this note. What do I do next?

  2. Message 002 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Hello! You have been infected by the Avaddon ransomware. Price for you is $400,000. To receive a general decryptor, you need to pay the amount indicated to you in the BTC on the landing page. After paying the ransom, you will receive a general decryptor that will decrypt absolutely all PCs and servers on your network. We will also provide you with a list of vulnerabilities in your network so that a similar situation does not happen to you in the future. We also guarantee the anonymity of the and attack no one will recognize this incident. We are ready to talk to you and discuss on this matter.

  3. Message 003 From Victim Victim Date

    What did you take? May I have a list of files to show my boss?

  4. Message 004 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    wait few min

  5. Message 005 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    We will prepare a small archive for you today and send it to you.

  6. Message 006 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Hello guys

  7. Message 007 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Sorry for taking so long.

  8. Message 008 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    https://www.sendspace.com/file/[redacted]

  9. Message 009 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Password: [redacted]

  10. Message 010 From Victim Victim Date

    Thank you, we are downloading now and will reach out soon

  11. Message 011 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    ok

  12. Message 012 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Specify when you will?

  13. Message 013 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Any news?

  14. Message 014 From Victim Victim Date

    I understand how serious this is, but my boss does not. Will you send a list of the files you took so I can show them how serious this is?

  15. Message 015 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    We can send you some random files so that you can be sure that we have the files. We will not send the tree. But just know that we have a lot of files and the leak is big, if you do not understand the severity of the situation, go and read our blog.

  16. Message 016 From Victim Victim Date

    Yes, please send the files.

  17. Message 017 From Avaddon Actor / other Date

    Didn't you download the old archive? There is data.