Beast — Ransomware Profile
Beast is a Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) product which provides functionality such as SMB scanning, file encryption, service and process starting and stopping, and geographic identification to avoid encryption in CIS countries.Recent claimed victims
- Meridian Forest Services 2026-08-24
- Trivantage 2026-05-16
- Lessard Dental 2026-04-24
- irmler.org 2026-04-08
- project1631.com 2026-04-02
- Xiamen Tungsten Co. (XTC) 2026-03-31
Vendor research
- The Beast Ransomware Hidden in the GUI AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)
- THREAT ANALYSIS: Beast Ransomware Cybereason
- GodDamn Ransomware: Latest Beast Rebrand Uses Malicious Driver to Disable Defenses Symantec (Broadcom) Threat Hunter Team
- The Nature of the Beast Ransomware Cyberint (a Check Point company)
- Malware Distributed as Copyright Violation-Related Materials (Beast Ransomware, Vidar Infostealer) AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC)