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blackwater (also tracked as BLACK WATER) is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 9 public victims claimed by this operator between April 12, 2026 and July 10, 2026. Based on the limited available data, Blackwater is an obscure ransomware operation that first emerged in April 2026, with only one documented victim to date, suggesting either a very new or small-scale financially motivated cybercriminal group. The group appears to operate primarily in Turkey, specifically targeting the healthcare sector based on their singular known attack. Due to the extremely limited public documentation and recent emergence timeframe, detailed information about their attack methodology, tools, encryption techniques, or operational structure remains unavailable from established threat intelligence sources such as CISA, FBI, or major security research firms. No notable high-profile campaigns, significant ransoms, or law enforcement actions have been publicly documented against this group. Given the recent April 2026 first observation date and lack of comprehensive threat intelligence reporting, the current operational status and capabilities of Blackwater remain largely unknown to the broader cybersecurity community.

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Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by blackwater

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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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blackwater

aka BLACK WATER · 9 victims indexed · first seen 3 months ago · last activity 5 days ago

9
Victims indexed
#214 of 364 tracked operators
3m
Active period
Apr 2026 → Jul 2026
5
Countries hit
top US · 2

At a glance

Status
active
Aliases
BLACK WATER
First seen
3 months ago
Last activity
5 days ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Healthcare · 2 hits

About

Based on the limited available data, Blackwater is an obscure ransomware operation that first emerged in April 2026, with only one documented victim to date, suggesting either a very new or small-scale financially motivated cybercriminal group. The group appears to operate primarily in Turkey, specifically targeting the healthcare sector based on their singular known attack. Due to the extremely limited public documentation and recent emergence timeframe, detailed information about their attack methodology, tools, encryption techniques, or operational structure remains unavailable from established threat intelligence sources such as CISA, FBI, or major security research firms. No notable high-profile campaigns, significant ransoms, or law enforcement actions have been publicly documented against this group. Given the recent April 2026 first observation date and lack of comprehensive threat intelligence reporting, the current operational status and capabilities of Blackwater remain largely unknown to the broader cybersecurity community.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

3 months
2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12026-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 62026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:002026-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
2
🇨🇳 China
2
🇧🇷 Brazil
1
🇺🇸 United States
1
🇹🇷 Türkiye
1
United States dossier →China dossier →Brazil dossier →United States dossier →

Top sectors

Healthcare
2
Manufacturing
2
Hospitality and Tourism
1
Public Sector
1
Business Services
1
Non-profit / Housing Services
1
Healthcare dossier →Manufacturing dossier →Hospitality and Tourism dossier →Public Sector dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

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

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

1 known
  • http://ejzl7cjxmkx7lzhiqwidmrwtfjv45pkczbc4fnyaut3t7gll3yaiq5id.onion

Source

Updated 5 days 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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