Security News > 2021 > September > Babuk ransomware's full source code leaked on hacker forum
A threat actor has leaked the complete source code for the Babuk ransomware on a Russian-speaking hacking forum.
As first noticed by security researcher vx-underground, an alleged member of the Babuk group released the full source code for their ransomware on a popular Russian-speaking hacking forum.
As the leak contains everything a threat actor needs to create a functional ransomware executable, BleepingComputer has redacted the links to the source code.
BleepingComputer has learned from one of the Babuk ransomware gang members that the group splintered after the attack on the Washinton DC's Metropolitan Police Department.
After the data leak, the group splintered with the original Admin forming the Ramp cybercrime forum and the rest launching Babuk V2, where they continue to perform ransomware attacks.
To add to the group's controversy, a Babuk ransomware builder was leaked on a file-sharing site and was used by another group to launch their own ransomware operation.
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