SamSam (Malware Family) By Fraunhofer FKIE Archived: 2026-04-05 20:40:57 UTC According to PCrisk, Samsam is high-risk ransomware designed to infect unpatched servers and encrypt files stored on computers networked to the infected server. 2022-03-17 ⋅ Sophos ⋅ Tilly Travers The Ransomware Threat Intelligence Center ATOMSILO Avaddon AvosLocker BlackKingdom Ransomware BlackMatter Conti Cring DarkSide dearcry Dharma Egregor Entropy Epsilon Red Gandcrab Karma LockBit LockFile Mailto Maze Nefilim RagnarLocker Ragnarok REvil RobinHood Ryuk SamSam Snatch WannaCryptor WastedLocker 2021-12-28 ⋅ The Record ⋅ Catalin Cimpanu Iranian hackers behind Cox Media Group ransomware attack (DEV-0270) SamSam 2020-09-25 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ The Crowdstrike Intel Team Double Trouble: Ransomware with Data Leak Extortion, Part 1 DoppelPaymer FriedEx LockBit Maze MedusaLocker RagnarLocker REvil RobinHood SamSam WastedLocker MIMIC SPIDER PIZZO SPIDER TA2101 VIKING SPIDER 2020-09-24 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ CrowdStrike Intelligence Team Double Trouble: Ransomware with Data Leak Extortion, Part 1 DoppelPaymer Gandcrab LockBit Maze MedusaLocker RagnarLocker SamSam OUTLAW SPIDER OVERLORD SPIDER 2020-08-01 ⋅ Temple University ⋅ CARE Critical Infrastructure Ransomware Attacks CryptoLocker Cryptowall DoppelPaymer FriedEx Mailto Maze REvil Ryuk SamSam WannaCryptor 2020-03-05 ⋅ Microsoft ⋅ Microsoft Threat Protection Intelligence Team Human-operated ransomware attacks: A preventable disaster Dharma DoppelPaymer Dridex EternalPetya Gandcrab Hermes LockerGoga MegaCortex MimiKatz REvil RobinHood Ryuk SamSam TrickBot WannaCryptor PARINACOTA 2020-02-25 ⋅ RSA Conference ⋅ Joel DeCapua Feds Fighting Ransomware: How the FBI Investigates and How You Can Help FastCash Cerber Defray Dharma FriedEx Gandcrab GlobeImposter Mamba Phobos Rapid Ransom REvil Ryuk SamSam Zeus 2020-01-29 ⋅ ANSSI ⋅ ANSSI État de la menace rançongiciel Clop Dharma FriedEx Gandcrab LockerGoga Maze MegaCortex REvil RobinHood Ryuk SamSam 2020-01-17 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Keita Yamazaki, Tamada Kiyotaka, You Nakatsuru Is It Wrong to Try to Find APT Techniques in Ransomware Attack? Defray Dharma FriedEx Gandcrab GlobeImposter Matrix Ransom MedusaLocker Phobos REvil Ryuk SamSam Scarab Ransomware 2020-01-01 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ SecureWorks GOLD LOWELL SamSam BOSS SPIDER 2019-05-08 ⋅ Verizon Communications Inc. ⋅ Verizon Communications Inc. 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report BlackEnergy Cobalt Strike DanaBot Gandcrab GreyEnergy Mirai Olympic Destroyer SamSam 2018-11-29 ⋅ https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.samsam Page 1 of 3 SophosLabs Uncut ⋅ Andrew Brandt How a SamSam-like attack happens, and what you can do about it SamSam 2018-11-28 ⋅ Department of Justice ⋅ Office of Public Affairs Two Iranian Men Indicted for Deploying Ransomware to Extort Hospitals, Municipalities, and Public Institutions, Causing Over $30 Million in Losses SamSam 2018-09-11 ⋅ Sophos Naked Security ⋅ Mark Stockley The Rise of Targeted Ransomware Dharma FriedEx SamSam 2018-08-02 ⋅ Sophos Naked Security ⋅ Mark Stockley How to defend yourself against SamSam ransomware SamSam 2018-08-01 ⋅ SophosLabs ⋅ Andrew Brandt, Claire Mackenzie, Dorka Palotay, Hajnalka Kope, Luca Nagy, Mark Stockley, Peter Mackenzie, Simon Porter SamSam: The (Almost) Six Million Dollar Ransomware SamSam 2018-07-31 ⋅ Sophos Naked Security ⋅ Mark Stockley SamSam: The (almost) $6 million ransomware SamSam 2018-07-31 ⋅ SophosLabs Uncut ⋅ Andrew Brandt SamSam guide to coverage SamSam 2018-07-31 ⋅ SophosLabs Uncut ⋅ Andrew Brandt Sophos releases SamSam ransomware report SamSam 2018-05-21 ⋅ CrowdStrike ⋅ Karan Sood An In-Depth Analysis of Samsam Ransomware and BOSS SPIDER SamSam 2018-04-01 ⋅ Sophos ⋅ Dorka Palotay, Peter Mackenzie SamSam Ransomware Chooses Its Targets Carefully SamSam 2018-02-15 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Counter Threat Unit ResearchTeam SamSam Ransomware Campaigns MimiKatz reGeorg SamSam BOSS SPIDER 2018-02-15 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Counter Threat Unit ResearchTeam SamSam: Converting Opportunity into Profit SamSam BOSS SPIDER 2018-01-22 ⋅ Talos Intelligence ⋅ Vitor Ventura SamSam - The Evolution Continues Netting Over $325,000 in 4 Weeks SamSam 2017-10-11 ⋅ FBI ⋅ FBI Wanted By The FBI: SamSam Subjects SamSam 2016-05-03 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Kevin Strickland The Continuing Evolution of Samas Ransomware SamSam BOSS SPIDER 2016-03-30 ⋅ Secureworks ⋅ Counter Threat Unit ResearchTeam Ransomware Deployed by Adversary with Established Foothold MimiKatz reGeorg SamSam BOSS SPIDER 2016-03-23 ⋅ Cisco Talos ⋅ Cisco Talos SamSam: The Doctor Will See You, After He Pays The Ransom SamSam 2015-06-03 ⋅ ClearSky ⋅ ClearSky Research Team Thamar Reservoir – An Iranian cyber-attack campaign against targets in the Middle East SamSam [TLP:WHITE] win_samsam_auto (20200421 | autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator) https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.samsam Page 2 of 3 Source: https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.samsam https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.samsam Page 3 of 3