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Cheers
Cheers is a Linux-based ransomware variant observed starting in May 2022, engineered specifically to target VMware ESXi servers. The malware was developed from leaked Babuk ransomware source code and leverages the SOSEMANUK stream cipher combined with ECDH key exchange for encryption. It terminates all running virtual machines before renaming and encrypting log files and VM-related extensions—like .vmdk, .vmsn, and .vswp—appending a .Cheers extension. A ransom note titled "How To Restore You
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- misp-galaxy eac9a5d5-509b-421a-a2d2-d91f7b27383avia misp-galaxy-ransomware
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