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astroteam is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between April 5, 2021. AstroTeam is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in April 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of cybercriminal ransomware operations. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain largely unknown due to limited public documentation and their minimal operational footprint observed by security researchers. Based on available intelligence, AstroTeam appears to target critical manufacturing sectors, with their documented activity focused primarily on victims within the United States, though their specific attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reports. The group's operational profile suggests a relatively small-scale operation, with only one publicly documented victim, indicating either highly selective targeting or limited operational capability compared to major ransomware-as-a-service groups. AstroTeam's current operational status remains unclear, with insufficient public reporting from major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies to determine whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or potentially rebranded under a different identity.

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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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astroteam

1 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 5 years ago

1
Victims indexed
#318 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Apr 2021 → Apr 2021
1
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
5 years ago
Primary sector
Critical Manufacturing · 1 hits

About

AstroTeam is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in April 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of cybercriminal ransomware operations. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain largely unknown due to limited public documentation and their minimal operational footprint observed by security researchers. Based on available intelligence, AstroTeam appears to target critical manufacturing sectors, with their documented activity focused primarily on victims within the United States, though their specific attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reports. The group's operational profile suggests a relatively small-scale operation, with only one publicly documented victim, indicating either highly selective targeting or limited operational capability compared to major ransomware-as-a-service groups. AstroTeam's current operational status remains unclear, with insufficient public reporting from major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies to determine whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or potentially rebranded under a different identity.

Timeline

1 months
2021-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-04-01T00:00:00+00:002021-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Critical Manufacturing
1

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

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Source

Updated 5 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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