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Arvinclub (also tracked as Arvin Club) is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 35 public victims claimed by this operator between September 9, 2021 and October 15, 2023. Arvinclub is a relatively obscure ransomware operation that emerged in September 2021, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, with limited information available from major security vendors or law enforcement agencies regarding their operational structure or whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Based on available attack data, Arvinclub has demonstrated a diverse geographical targeting approach, with documented victims spanning Colombia, Iran, the United Kingdom, India, and Russia, suggesting either opportunistic targeting or the use of automated attack vectors rather than region-specific campaigns. The group has shown a preference for targeting manufacturing organizations, food and agriculture companies, financial institutions, and educational entities, accumulating approximately 35 known victims since their emergence. Their specific attack methodologies, including initial access vectors, encryption techniques, and data exfiltration practices, have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reports from major security firms. No significant high-profile campaigns, major law enforcement disruptions, or notable ransomware demands have been publicly attributed to this group by CISA, FBI, or established security research organizations. The current operational status of Arvinclub remains unclear due to limited public reporting and threat intelligence coverage of this particular ransomware variant.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by Arvinclub

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How we know this. Operator profiles on Darkfield are built from continuous monitoring of every leak site the group is known to operate, cross-correlated with community-curated feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch, MISP-galaxy). Status flips from active to inactive when no new disclosure appears for 60 days. MITRE ATT&CK mappings shown in the interactive section below are sourced from CISA, vendor analysis, and the MITRE community catalog — we attribute each technique back to its source. Aliases reflect operator re-brands and affiliate splits.

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Arvinclub

aka Arvin Club · 35 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 3 years ago

35
Victims indexed
#131 of 364 tracked operators
2y 1m
Active period
Sep 2021 → Oct 2023
5
Countries hit
top Colombia · 3

At a glance

Status
inactive
Aliases
Arvin Club
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
3 years ago
Onion sites
4 known endpoints
Primary sector
Manufacturing · 2 hits

About

Arvinclub is a relatively obscure ransomware operation that emerged in September 2021, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, with limited information available from major security vendors or law enforcement agencies regarding their operational structure or whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Based on available attack data, Arvinclub has demonstrated a diverse geographical targeting approach, with documented victims spanning Colombia, Iran, the United Kingdom, India, and Russia, suggesting either opportunistic targeting or the use of automated attack vectors rather than region-specific campaigns. The group has shown a preference for targeting manufacturing organizations, food and agriculture companies, financial institutions, and educational entities, accumulating approximately 35 known victims since their emergence. Their specific attack methodologies, including initial access vectors, encryption techniques, and data exfiltration practices, have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reports from major security firms. No significant high-profile campaigns, major law enforcement disruptions, or notable ransomware demands have been publicly attributed to this group by CISA, FBI, or established security research organizations. The current operational status of Arvinclub remains unclear due to limited public reporting and threat intelligence coverage of this particular ransomware variant.

References

4 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

9 months
2021-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 102021-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 22021-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12022-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 22022-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 22023-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12023-08-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 102023-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12023-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 6
2021-09-01T00:00:00+00:002023-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇨🇴 Colombia
3
Iran
1
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
🇮🇳 India
1
🇷🇺 Russia
1
Colombia dossier →Iran dossier →United Kingdom dossier →India dossier →

Top sectors

Manufacturing
2
Food & Agriculture
1
Finance
1
Education
1
Manufacturing dossier →Food & Agriculture dossier →Finance dossier →Education dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 4 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionDefense EvasionImpact

Techniques

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Onion infrastructure

4 known
  • http://3kp6j22pz3zkv76yutctosa6djpj4yib2icvdqxucdaxxedumhqicpad.onion
  • http://3kp6j22pz3zkv76yutctosa6djpj4yib2icvdqxucdaxxedumhqicpad.onion/
  • http://arvinc7prj6ln5wpd6yydfqulsyepoc7aowngpznbn3lrap2aib6teid.onion
  • http://arvinc7prj6ln5wpd6yydfqulsyepoc7aowngpznbn3lrap2aib6teid.onion/

Source

Updated 3 years ago

Data on this page is sourced from the group's own leak posts, cross-checked with public ransomware trackers (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch), MITRE ATT&CK, and our own Tor and Telegram crawlers. This is a public observatory page — share freely.

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