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Wed, November 19, 2025

ShinySp1d3r RaaS Emerges - New Encryptor by ShinyHunters

🕷️ An in-development build of the ShinySp1d3r ransomware-as-a-service has surfaced, revealing a Windows encryptor developed by threat actors linked to ShinyHunters and affiliates. The sample shows ChaCha20 file encryption with RSA-2048 key protection, per-file headers beginning with "SPDR" and ending with "ENDS", and automated propagation methods via SCM, WMI, and GPO. The build includes process-killing, EtwEventWrite hooking, free-space overwriting, shadow-copy deletion, anti-analysis measures, and deploys a ransom note (R3ADME_1Vks5fYe.txt) plus a wallpaper; Linux and ESXi versions are reportedly in progress.

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