Cybercrime
RansomVC
Also known as Ransomed.vc
0mentions, 7 days
0mentions, 30 days
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Ransomed.VC burst onto the scene with a well-orchestrated PR campaign, encompassing a clearnet site and multiple communication channels including Telegram and Twitter/X profiles. Their operations are heavily inclined towards exploiting GDPR penalties as a method of extortion, threatening victims with potential legal repercussions in case of data leaks.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://therecord.media/colonial-pipeline-attributes-ransomware-claims-to-unrelated-third-party-breach
- https://socradar.io/on-the-horizon-ransomed-vc-ransomware-group-spotted-in-the-wild/
- https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/sep-2023-cybercrime-update-new-ransomware-threats-and-the-rising-menace-of-telegram/
- https://socradar.io/unmasking-usdod-the-enigma-of-the-cyber-realm/
- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-ransomware-group-claims-to-have-beached-all-sony-systems/
- https://securityaffairs.com/151550/data-breach/ransomed-vc-sony-ntt-alleged-attacks.html
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-sept-28-2023/
- https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/ransomedvc-in-the-spotlight-what-we-know-about-the-ransomware-group-targeting-major-japanese-businesses
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.