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Ransomware Tracker (Entry #241): Chaos v5.0

ID: 916b7120-ef96-5150-920f-fb3da5668e90

STIX ID: report--916b7120-ef96-5150-920f-fb3da5668e90

Feed Name: WatchGuard Secplicity Blog

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-04-01

Date Updated: 2026-05-01

Author: Ryan Estes

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**Chaos v5.0 ransomware builder** — This entry documents the Chaos v5.0 ransomware builder, noting incremental changes from v4.0 including support for encrypting all files via AES_Encrypt_Large and AES_Encrypt_Small, Task Manager disabling, random salt generation, refined system checks for encryption algorithms, and an improved decryptor. It also references prior Chaos builder iterations and notes an existing decryptor for Chaos v3.0 via Yashma.

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