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Vol. 1 · Ed. 2026
CyberGlossary
Entry № 1036

Rhysida Ransomware

Rhysida Ransomware とは何ですか?

Rhysida RansomwareA ransomware-as-a-service group first observed in May 2023, known for targeting healthcare, education, and government victims and for high-profile attacks including the British Library and Insomniac Games breaches.


Rhysida is a ransomware-as-a-service group that emerged in May 2023 and quickly became one of the more active newcomers in the 2023–2025 cybercrime landscape, joining a wave of post-LockBit/post-ALPHV operators. The encryptor is written in C++ and uses AES-256 plus ChaCha20 hybrid encryption with file extensions changed to `.rhysida`, leaving the ransom note `CriticalBreachDetected.pdf`. Rhysida favors double-extortion: it exfiltrates data to its 'Rhysida' Tor leak site before encryption and lists victims publicly to pressure payment. The actor has hit a notably broad mix of sectors — local government, K-12 schools, hospitals (Prospect Medical, several U.K. NHS supply chains), the British Library (October 2023, a months-long outage), and Insomniac Games (Sony, December 2023). Initial access has included VPN credentials harvested by info-stealers, phishing, and exploitation of known vulnerabilities; affiliates often use Cobalt Strike, AnyDesk/Atera, and Mimikatz post-exploitation. CISA, the FBI, MS-ISAC, and U.K. NCSC published joint advisories on Rhysida TTPs in late 2023.

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    Rhysida claimed responsibility for the October 2023 British Library attack, which disrupted catalog, payment, and IT systems for many months.

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    An MSSP detects Rhysida pre-encryption by alerting on Atera / AnyDesk installations on unmanaged servers, a recurring tradecraft pattern.

よくある質問

Rhysida Ransomware とは何ですか?

A ransomware-as-a-service group first observed in May 2023, known for targeting healthcare, education, and government victims and for high-profile attacks including the British Library and Insomniac Games breaches. サイバーセキュリティの マルウェア カテゴリに属します。

Rhysida Ransomware とはどういう意味ですか?

A ransomware-as-a-service group first observed in May 2023, known for targeting healthcare, education, and government victims and for high-profile attacks including the British Library and Insomniac Games breaches.

Rhysida Ransomware はどのように機能しますか?

Rhysida is a ransomware-as-a-service group that emerged in May 2023 and quickly became one of the more active newcomers in the 2023–2025 cybercrime landscape, joining a wave of post-LockBit/post-ALPHV operators. The encryptor is written in C++ and uses AES-256 plus ChaCha20 hybrid encryption with file extensions changed to `.rhysida`, leaving the ransom note `CriticalBreachDetected.pdf`. Rhysida favors double-extortion: it exfiltrates data to its 'Rhysida' Tor leak site before encryption and lists victims publicly to pressure payment. The actor has hit a notably broad mix of sectors — local government, K-12 schools, hospitals (Prospect Medical, several U.K. NHS supply chains), the British Library (October 2023, a months-long outage), and Insomniac Games (Sony, December 2023). Initial access has included VPN credentials harvested by info-stealers, phishing, and exploitation of known vulnerabilities; affiliates often use Cobalt Strike, AnyDesk/Atera, and Mimikatz post-exploitation. CISA, the FBI, MS-ISAC, and U.K. NCSC published joint advisories on Rhysida TTPs in late 2023.

Rhysida Ransomware からどのように防御しますか?

Rhysida Ransomware に対する防御は通常、上記の定義で述べたとおり、技術的統制と運用上の実践を組み合わせます。

Rhysida Ransomware の別名は何ですか?

一般的な別名: Rhysida。

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