JanaWare Ransomware Ransom Note _ONEMLI_NOT_ Written to Disk (via file_event)

PremiumReviewedSigma · High · v1
Product
windows
Category
file_event
Author
HuntRule
Published
2026-08-06
Updated
2026-08-28

ATT&CK techniques

Impact
  1. Recon

  2. Resource Dev

  3. Initial Access

  4. Execution

  5. Persistence

  6. Priv Esc

  7. Defense Evasion

  8. Cred Access

  9. Discovery

  10. Lateral Movement

  11. Collection

  12. C2

  13. Exfiltration

What it detects

This rule detects the JanaWare ransomware writing its _ONEMLI_NOT_ ransom note across folders as it completes encryption in attacks against Turkish organizations. Adversaries drop this hardcoded Turkish-language note filename in every encrypted directory. The fixed prefix is a reliable post-impact detection anchor.

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JanaWare Ransomware Ransom Note _ONEMLI_NOT_ Written to Disk (via file_event)
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