Bearlyfy has been attributed to over 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since its emergence in January 2025, employing a custom Windows ransomware strain known as GenieLocker. The group operates with dual objectives of extortion and sabotage, utilizing a modified version of PolyVice and leveraging vulnerabilities in external services and applications for initial access. Analysis reveals overlaps with PhantomCore, indicating a pro-Ukrainian interest, while Bearlyfy's attacks are characterized by minimal preparation and a focus on immediate impact through data encryption and destruction. Approximately 20% of victims reportedly pay the ransom, with demands escalating to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The same group is tracked under different names by different vendors.
| Vendor | Name |
|---|---|
| OSINT | Labubu |
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Indicators from free threat feeds (abuse.ch ThreatFox, AlienVault OTX) attributed to Bearlyfy. Each row shows why it was linked and where it came from.
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Open-source reports about this actor collected from MISP Galaxy.