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Bqtlock ransomware

5 victims listed on the Bqtlock leak site across 2 countries. Most recent disclosure .

Victims
5
0% of all tracked
Countries
2
Most: United States
Sectors
4
Most: Technology
First seen
Jul 2025
In this database

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from the ransomware.live profile for Bqtlock and from this database. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

Who Bqtlock is

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.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Bqtlock in this database run from July 2025 to October 2025, totalling 5 victims — 0% of everything tracked here. Bqtlock has listed victims in 2 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by UAE. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Technology, Consumer Services, Education.

YARA detection rules

bqtlock.yar 
/*
bqtlock ransomware
*/

rule bqtlock_Ransomnote
{
    meta:
        author = "ransomware.live"
        family = "ransomware.bqtlock"
        description = "Detects bqtlock ransomware ransom note or artifact"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        severity = 7
        score = 70

    strings:
        $name1 = "bqtlock" ascii nocase
        $name2 = "BQTLOCK" ascii
        $onion  = "bqtlock.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Bqtlock, reproduced as published. Test them against your own corpus before relying on them: rule quality and false-positive behaviour vary by author.

Threat actor analysis

Bqtlock has disclosed 5 victims on its leak site, 0% of all ransomware listings tracked in this database. Its earliest disclosure here dates to July 2025.

The group has listed organisations in 2 countries, most often in United States (2 victims), followed by UAE.

By industry, its listings concentrate in Technology, Consumer Services, Education — sectors that hold sensitive data or cannot tolerate long outages, both of which raise the pressure to pay.

Like most current ransomware operations, Bqtlock is likely to use double extortion: data is stolen before files are encrypted, and organisations that refuse to pay are named on the leak site with the stolen data as leverage.

Generated from public leak-site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API and updated automatically.

Bqtlock victims 5

Organization Disclosed
Adore UAE
AEUAE
EPS FUJ Private School UAE
AEUAE
European Business Server Cluster
eFunda, Inc.
USUnited States
USA Military Alumni Networks
USUnited States

Frequently asked questions

What is Bqtlock ransomware?

Bqtlock is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 5 victims since its first known activity in July 2025. The group operates by infiltrating target networks, exfiltrating data, encrypting files, and threatening to publish stolen data on a dark web leak site if the ransom is not paid.

How many victims has Bqtlock attacked?

Bqtlock has claimed 5 victims in our database, representing 0% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are United States, UAE.

Which countries does Bqtlock target?

Bqtlock has attacked organizations in 2 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, UAE.

Which industries does Bqtlock target?

Bqtlock most frequently targets the Technology, Consumer Services, Education sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.

Is Bqtlock still active?

Bqtlock's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on October 11, 2025. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.