What Is Ryuk Ransomware?

Ryuk ransomware is a ransomware attack. The Ryuk ransomware variant was originally discovered in August 2018 and since then it has managed to grow in visibility in order to become one of the most known as well as costliest ransomware variants of our time. This is due to the fact that, unlike early variations such as WannaCry, Ryuk is designed to be targeted. The design of this malware means that each of the victims has to receive the individual attention of the cybercriminals operating the malware. Ryuk is used in many targeted campaigns that have highly tailored infection vectors as well as high ransom demands.

Discussing Ryuk even further, the ransomware focuses on quality over quantity when it comes to picking out its victims. A Ryuk infection starts with a targeted attack to infect an intended victim, which follows file encryption as well as an extremely large ransom demand by the Ryuk ransomware.

When we discuss targeted means, these include the use of tailored spear-phishing emails as well as the exploitation of compromised credentials that are used to remotely access systems through a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).

A spear phishing email can carry Ryuk directly or be one of the first in a series of infections. Ryuk then uses a combination of encryption algorithms, such as an asymmetric algorithm known as AES-256 as well as an asymmetric algorithm known as RSA 4096. This means that Ryuk essentially encrypts a file with the symmetric algorithm and includes a copy of the symmetric encryption key encrypted with the RSA public key. When the victim pays for the ransom, the Ryuk operator will provide a copy of the corresponding RSA private key, which enables decryption for the symmetric encryption key where it is used on the encrypted files.

Here's the Analysis of #ADA :

#ADA kept on bouncing from the major support zone of $0.41 - $0.42 and moving within the consolidation range below the Key Resistance Area of $0.54 - $0.55. The range itself huge enough to trade the range, so try to take the opportunity and Buy/Sell only after the breakout.

#BTC made its weekly closing with a Strong bullish body and also a big rejection wick. The good point is price Weekly candle sustaining above the zone. Normally, price right now testing the resistance in LTF H4 and hodling. Looks like price might take a deep retest again back to support areas around nearby $67,000.

#ENJ forming a small triangle pattern and now trying to break below the uptrend channel pattern. Well, market is somewhere bullish now, so this can turn into the fakeout. Also, there's a resistance line above, which can give the buy opportunity for buys towards the next resistance area.

In the run-up to Bitcoin's all-time high (ATH) on 14-March, there was a noticeable increase in speculative activity. Specifically, capital accumulation has been observed among short-term holders, with the USD wealth held withing coins moved within the last 6 months approaching $240B, near ATHs.

Here's the Analysis of #LPT :

#LPT moving nearby the Major Resistance Area of $21.50 - $22.15 and moving within the uptrend channel pattern. Currently, price testing the channel as support and expected a bounce from here, so you can plan the setup as target $26.00 or $27.20 area.

#BTC touched $70,000, gone a bit above, swept the liquidity and made a lower break. That's a clean trap move. Right now, price is about to test the trendline and a possible bounce can come. Otherwise, we've a support at $65,000.

More than $150M+ Liquidated with the $3,000 dump in #BTC.

The Long-Term Holders, especially those in the 2 to 3-year cohort, have shown a significant decline. Some coins matured into the 3 to 5-year age band, while others were sold for profit. This divestment, influenced by the approval of ETFs, peaked in February 2024 as the market rallied, just a month before BTC reached its $73k ATH. Historically, Long-Term Holders take profits during strong demand periods.

Here's the Analysis of #W :

#W is a recently got listed in Binance project and moving over the major support area of $0.52 - $0.54. The price looks in a huge consoldiation range and moving very correctively. Range trading looks good from here towards the resistance around $0.75 - $0.77.

#KEY continue the push after a good consolidation and high of $0.008717, which is 30.2% in profit. Secure more profits here.

#BTC didn't moved a lot and consolidating in Daily TF as candles printing side by side itself. Price tapped into the trendline and trying to rid of it. Price is not clear enough so better wait for the breakout of the range.

#GOLD UPDATE :

#GOLD broke below the support area and retraced back to the zone as resistance now. Price kinda formed a bear flag and expected to more dump is expected with session open. Daily TF looks bearish to this might play good till support around $2308.

The Spent Volume in Profit for LTHs, we can see that the cohort of BTC holders who have held for between 6 months and 2 years increased their divestment during the ATH rally. Clearly we can see what's happening on-chain data.