type: malware
spec_version: 2.1
id: malware--9e3c9495-5fbd-4676-b3ac-ddecceb57b8f
created: 2021-04-13T12:28:31.188Z
created_by_ref: identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
external_references: source_name: mitre-ics-attack
url: https://collaborate.mitre.org/attackics/index.php/Software/S0017
external_id: S0017
source_name: Forbes Snake Ransomware June 2020
description: Davey Winder. (2020, June 10). Honda Hacked: Japanese Car Giant Confirms Cyber Attack On Global Operations. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/06/10/honda-hacked-japanese-car-giant-confirms-cyber-attack-on-global-operations-snake-ransomware/?sh=2725c35753ad
source_name: MalwareByes Honda and Enel Ransomware June 2020
description: MalwareBytes. (2020, June 09). Honda and Enel impacted by cyber attack suspected to be ransomware. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2020/06/honda-and-enel-impacted-by-cyber-attack-suspected-to-be-ransomware/
source_name: Dragos EKANS February 2020
description: Dragos Threat Intelligence. (2020, February 03). EKANS Ransomware and ICS Operations. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://www.dragos.com/blog/industry-news/ekans-ransomware-and-ics-operations/
source_name: FireEye OT Ransomware July 2020
description: Nathan Brubaker, Daniel Kapellmann Zafra, Keith Lunden, Ken Proska, Corey Hildebrandt. (2020, July 15). Financially Motivated Actors Are Expanding Access Into OT: Analysis of Kill Lists That Include OT Processes Used With Seven Malware Families. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2020/07/financially-motivated-actors-are-expanding-access-into-ot.html
source_name: Pylos January 2020
description: Joe Slowik. (2020, January 28). Getting the Story Right, and Why It Matters. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://pylos.co/2020/01/28/getting-the-story-right-and-why-it-matters/
source_name: Dragos EKANS June 2020
description: Joe Slowik. (2020, June 18). EKANS Ransomware Misconceptions and Misunderstandings. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
url: https://www.dragos.com/blog/industry-news/ekans-ransomware-misconceptions-and-misunderstandings/#_edn7
object_marking_refs: marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168
modified: 2025-04-18T18:00:55.859Z
name: EKANS
description: [EKANS](https://collaborate.mitre.org/attackics/index.php/Software/S0017) is ransomware that was first seen December 2019 and later reported to have impacted operations at Honda automotive production facilities.(Citation: Forbes Snake Ransomware June 2020)(Citation: MalwareByes Honda and Enel Ransomware June 2020)(Citation: Dragos EKANS February 2020) EKANS has a hard-coded kill-list of processes, including some associated with common ICS software platforms (e.g., GE Proficy historian, Honeywell HMIWeb).(Citation: Dragos EKANS February 2020) If the malware discovers these processes on the target system, it will stop, encrypt, and rename the process to prevent the program from restarting. This malware should not be confused with the “Snake” malware associated with the Turla group. The ICS processes documented within the malware’s kill-list is similar to those defined by the MEGACORTEX software.(Citation: FireEye OT Ransomware July 2020)(Citation: Pylos January 2020)(Citation: Dragos EKANS June 2020)The ransomware was initially reported as “Snake”, however, to avoid confusion with the unrelated Turla APT group security researchers spelled it backwards as EKANS.
is_family: yes
x_mitre_modified_by_ref: identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
x_mitre_platforms: Windows
x_mitre_deprecated: yes
x_mitre_domains: ics-attack
x_mitre_version: 1.0
x_mitre_attack_spec_version: 3.2.0
x_mitre_aliases: EKANS
SNAKEHOSE