Pay2key Ransomware

Description Summary

Pay2Key is ransomware that has been used by the threat actor Fox Kitten. The group seems to operate since July 2020, targetting mainly Israeli companies. Pay2Key has a darknet leak site to public stolen and sensitive information of their victims. Some of their victims: Intel - Habana Labs, IAI - Israel Aerospace Industries, Portnox - Network Security Solutions.

Threat Actor

Operator/affiliate cluster behind the Pay2key leak site. Detailed actor attribution is not available in curated public reporting.

Technical Indicators

Encryption Extension
Not publicly reported
Encryption Algorithm
Not publicly reported
Ransom Note Name
Not publicly reported
Targeted Industries
Cross-sector (per leak-site victim telemetry)
First Seen
Unknown
Last Seen
No public victim disclosures observed
Geographical Location
Global / not publicly profiled

MITRE ATT&CK Matrix

Tactic TTP Technique Name
Impact x 2 T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact
T1490 Inhibit System Recovery
Exfiltration x 1 T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service (leak site)
Initial Access x 2 T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1078 Valid Accounts