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molars.co.ke

Ransomware attack by Ransomhub · Disclosed January 6, 2025 · 🇰🇪 Kenya

molars.co.ke

Date Disclosed
Jan 6, 2025
2025
Threat Group
Ransomhub
842 total victims
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
Industry
Healthcare

ThreatAI Analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Ransomhub. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

About the Ransomhub group

The group emerged in mid-February 2024 and has already listed several organizations as alleged victims of their attacks, resulting from extortion through encryption and data leaks. The announcement of the sale of the new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) by RansomHub was published on one of the Russian-origin forums used by cybercrime to advertise malicious services, known as RAMP4U (or RAMP). A user with the nickname and persona of 'koley' announced the affiliate program on February 2, 2024. In the new RaaS announcement, it was mentioned that the money laundering operation of the paid ransoms is the responsibility of the affiliate. This means that all communication and sending of the decryptor to the victim are done through chat. The split of this RaaS would be 90% of the value for the affiliate and 10% for the developer, who in this case would be the persona of Koley. Furthermore, accordi Ransomhub has listed 842 victims since March 2023.

How Ransomhub is documented to operate

Valid Accounts T1078 Stealth Persistence

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Compromised credentials may be used to bypass access controls placed on various resources on systems within the network and may even be used for persistent access to remote systems and externally available services, such as VPNs, Outlook Web Access, network devices, and remote desktop. Compromised credentials may also grant an adversary increased privilege to specific systems or access to restricted areas of the network.

Mitigations: Application Developer Guidance, User Training, Password Policies, User Account Management, Privileged Account Management, Multi-factor Authentication

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Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network. The weakness in the system can be a software bug, a temporary glitch, or a misconfiguration. Exploited applications are often websites/web servers, but can also include databases (like SQL), standard services (like SMB or SSH), network device administration and management protocols (like SNMP and Smart Install), and any other system with Internet-accessible open sockets. On ESXi infrastructure, adversaries may exploit exposed OpenSLP services; they may alternatively exploit exposed VMware vCenter servers.

Mitigations: Vulnerability Scanning, Limit Access to Resource Over Network, Filter Network Traffic, Network Segmentation, Privileged Account Management, Application Isolation and Sandboxing

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Windows Management Instrumentation T1047 Execution

Adversaries may abuse Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to execute malicious commands and payloads. WMI is designed for programmers and is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows systems. WMI is an administration feature that provides a uniform environment to access Windows system components. The WMI service enables both local and remote access, though the latter is facilitated by Remote Services such as Distributed Component Object Model and Windows Remote Management. Remote WMI over DCOM operates using port 135, whereas WMI over WinRM operates over port 5985 when using HTTP and 5986 for HTTPS.

Mitigations: Execution Prevention, Behavior Prevention on Endpoint, User Account Management, Privileged Account Management

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MITRE ATT&CK techniques attributed to Ransomhub across its recorded activity, not a finding about how molars.co.ke was reached.

Vulnerabilities Ransomhub is recorded exploiting

6 of these 6 are in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, 6 of them recorded by CISA as used in ransomware campaigns. CVEs attributed to Ransomhub across its reported activity. There is no indication that any of these was involved in the molars.co.ke incident — the source data does not record an entry point.

Incident Analysis

molars.co.ke was targeted by Ransomhub ransomware, one of the most active ransomware groups in our database with 842 confirmed victims globally. The attack was disclosed on January 6, 2025, when molars.co.ke appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

molars.co.ke is based in Kenya , operating in the Healthcare sector. Kenya ranks #62 globally for ransomware attacks, with 20 victims in our database.

Sector context: Healthcare organisations are high-value ransomware targets because patient data is extremely sensitive, regulatory penalties for breaches are severe, and operational downtime can threaten patient safety — all factors that increase ransom payment pressure.

Ransomhub typically employs a double extortion model: first exfiltrating sensitive data from the victim's systems, then deploying ransomware to encrypt files. Victims face two simultaneous threats — paying to restore access and paying to prevent publication of stolen data. The group's leak site publishes victim names and exfiltrated data as leverage.

Data source: This incident record is sourced from public ransomware group leak site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. Disclosure date reflects when the victim was published on the leak site, which may differ from the initial date of compromise. This platform does not publish or link to stolen data. Last data update: Sep 5, 2026 20:00 UTC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Was molars.co.ke attacked by ransomware?

Yes. molars.co.ke was listed as a victim of the Ransomhub ransomware group on January 6, 2025. The organisation is based in Kenya and operates in the Healthcare sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked molars.co.ke?

molars.co.ke was attacked by Ransomhub ransomware. Ransomhub is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 842 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the molars.co.ke ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on molars.co.ke was disclosed on January 6, 2025. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the molars.co.ke ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from molars.co.ke has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Healthcare organisation, molars.co.ke likely held patient records, medical data, and personally identifiable information (PII).

How can organisations protect against Ransomhub attacks?

To defend against Ransomhub and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.