Scarlettgroup
ScarlettGroup is a newly observed cyber extortion gang actively threatening companies via a dark web leak site, employing countdown timers to pressure victims. Their operational TTPs include public listing of alleged breaches and a negotiation window for communications. While the group’s intrusion methods remain unverified, their public threats and activity on forums such as PwnForums indicate a growing trend in cyber extortion.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
- mahsing.com.myOct 26, 2026
- vinsolutions.comOct 23, 2026
- genesys.comOct 21, 2026
- nbcuniversal.comOct 21, 2026
- police.rajasthan.gov.inOct 15, 2026
- yalebooks.yale.eduOct 15, 2026
A leak-site post is the group's claim, not confirmed by the victim.
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
- https://cybersecuritynews.com/a-new-extortion-gang/
- https://www.cryptika.com/a-new-extortion-gang-is-naming-companies-on-the-dark-web-and-counting-down-to-data-leaks/
- https://www.ransomlook.io/group/scarlettgroup
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.
