Sugar or Encoded01 is a ransomware that targets individuals instead of huge organization and businesses. The ransomware encrypts files using the SCOP encryption algorithm. The encrypted files will have the .encoded01 extension appended to file names.

This ransomware encrypts user data using a combination of AES+RSA algorithms and then requires them to go to a ransomware website to learn how to pay a ransom and get their files back.

Lockbit Linux ESXi Ransomware uses a combination of Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) algorithms for data encryption. This variant could have a big impact on victim organizations because of how ESXi, VMware’s hypervisor helps in managing servers.

AvosLocker is the latest ransomware gang that has added support for encrypting Linux systems to its recent malware variants, specifically targeting VMware ESXi virtual machines.

DeadBolt Ransomware encrypts user data on networked QNAP NAS devices using the AES-128 algorithm and then demands a ransom of 0.03 BTC (~$1100) to get the files back. At the same time, the original html page of the NAS devices is replaced with one prepared by ransomware.