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bqtlock

BQTLock is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in 2025, using AES-256/RSA-4096 encryption with Monero payment demands, linked to pro-Palestinian hacktivist networks and targeting organizations with wave-based campaigns with 48-hour ransom deadlines.

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Motivation
ransomware
Last seen
2025-10-11
Sectors
technology, education, retail-e-commerce, government-defense
Status
Dormant

Activity timeline

A dated ledger of actor-claimed victims, campaigns, indicators, identity mappings, relationships, and CVE links. Each date states what it measures. For extensive leak-site histories, victim entries are limited to the 100 most recent distinct listings.

First listed
Victim claimAdore UAE listed by bqtlock

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimEPS FUJ Private School UAE listed by bqtlock

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Last observed
Indicator1 indicator cataloged

Types: onion.

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Victim claimEuropean Business Server Cluster listed by bqtlock

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimeFunda, Inc. listed by bqtlock

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimUSA Military Alumni Networks listed by bqtlock

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Identity and attribution

Exact names and tracking identifiers resolve to this canonical profile. Rebrands, affiliations, and overlapping clusters remain separate confidence-rated relationships.

Name map

bqtlockCanonical Name

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