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BYOD is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 5 public victims claimed by this operator between October 5, 2026. BYOD is a nascent ransomware group first observed in October 2026 with limited public documentation available from major threat intelligence sources at this time. The group has claimed or been attributed to three known victims, with targeting patterns indicating a focus on the Technology and Manufacturing sectors, with Malaysia and the United States representing their primary geographic targets. Due to the group's recent emergence and low victim count, no detailed attack methodology, tooling, or initial access vectors have been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or equivalent reputable security research organizations as of this profile's compilation. No notable high-profile campaigns, record ransom demands, or law enforcement actions have been publicly attributed to BYOD, and their operational model — whether independent or RaaS-based — remains unconfirmed in open-source reporting. The group should be considered an emerging threat under active monitoring, with their targeting of dual geographies across Southeast Asia and North America warranting continued observation as their operational tempo and tactics may become clearer with additional victim disclosures or researcher attribution.

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Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by BYOD

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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 changes from active to dormant when no new disclosure appears for 60 days. Without a disclosure date, activity is unknown. 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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BYOD

5 victims indexed · first seen 23 hours ago · last activity 11 hours ago

5
Victims indexed
#288 of 408 tracked operators
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Active period
Oct 2026 → Oct 2026
2
Countries hit
top MY · 1

At a glance

Status
active
First seen
23 hours ago
Last activity
11 hours ago
Primary sector
Technology · 2 hits

About

BYOD is a nascent ransomware group first observed in October 2026 with limited public documentation available from major threat intelligence sources at this time. The group has claimed or been attributed to three known victims, with targeting patterns indicating a focus on the Technology and Manufacturing sectors, with Malaysia and the United States representing their primary geographic targets. Due to the group's recent emergence and low victim count, no detailed attack methodology, tooling, or initial access vectors have been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or equivalent reputable security research organizations as of this profile's compilation. No notable high-profile campaigns, record ransom demands, or law enforcement actions have been publicly attributed to BYOD, and their operational model — whether independent or RaaS-based — remains unconfirmed in open-source reporting. The group should be considered an emerging threat under active monitoring, with their targeting of dual geographies across Southeast Asia and North America warranting continued observation as their operational tempo and tactics may become clearer with additional victim disclosures or researcher attribution.

Timeline

1 months
2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 3
2026-10-01T00:00:00+00:002026-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇲🇾 Malaysia
1
🇺🇸 United States
1
Malaysia dossier →United States dossier →

Top sectors

Technology
2
Manufacturing
1
Technology dossier →Manufacturing dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

8 techniques · 6 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessDefense EvasionDiscoveryCollectionExfiltrationImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1078Valid Accounts
  • T1036Masquerading
  • T1082System Information Discovery
  • T1083File and Directory Discovery
  • T1005Data from Local System
  • T1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Source

Updated 11 hours 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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