Operator dossier

azroteam is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 15 public victims claimed by this operator between September 9, 2021. Azroteam is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in September 2021 with primarily financial motivations, having claimed approximately 15 victims since their first observed activity. The group's country of origin and potential affiliations with other ransomware operators remain unclear based on publicly available intelligence from major security research organizations. Limited public documentation exists regarding azroteam's specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or technical capabilities, though they appear to follow typical ransomware group patterns of encrypting victim systems and demanding payment for decryption keys. No major high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions against azroteam have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, or established security researchers, suggesting they operate at a relatively small scale compared to more prominent ransomware families. Current intelligence indicates the group's operational status remains uncertain, with insufficient public reporting to definitively assess whether they remain active or have ceased operations.

Recent disclosures by azroteam

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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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azroteam

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

Victims indexed

#186 of 364 tracked operators

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Active period

Sep 2021 → Sep 2021

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: inactive
First seen: 5 years ago
Last activity: 5 years ago

About

Azroteam is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in September 2021 with primarily financial motivations, having claimed approximately 15 victims since their first observed activity. The group's country of origin and potential affiliations with other ransomware operators remain unclear based on publicly available intelligence from major security research organizations. Limited public documentation exists regarding azroteam's specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or technical capabilities, though they appear to follow typical ransomware group patterns of encrypting victim systems and demanding payment for decryption keys. No major high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions against azroteam have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, or established security researchers, suggesting they operate at a relatively small scale compared to more prominent ransomware families. Current intelligence indicates the group's operational status remains uncertain, with insufficient public reporting to definitively assess whether they remain active or have ceased operations.

Timeline

1 months

2021-09-01T00:00:00+00:002021-09-01T00:00:00+00:00

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

T1566Phishing
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1204User Execution
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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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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