Operator dossier

Cryptnet is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 2 public victims claimed by this operator between April 19, 2023. Cryptnet is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in April 2023, appearing to be financially motivated based on their operational pattern of targeting organizations for ransom payments. Due to the limited public documentation available from major cybersecurity organizations and law enforcement agencies, details regarding their country of origin, affiliations, and operational structure remain unclear, though their small victim count of two documented cases suggests they operate as a minor player in the ransomware ecosystem rather than a large-scale Ransomware-as-a-Service operation. The group's attack methodology, technical capabilities, and specific tools used have not been extensively documented by reputable security researchers, likely due to their limited scope of operations and relatively recent emergence in the threat landscape. No major campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant law enforcement actions have been publicly reported in connection with Cryptnet operations. Given the lack of recent public reporting and their minimal documented activity since emergence, their current operational status remains uncertain.

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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Cryptnet

2 victims indexed · first seen 3 years ago · last activity 3 years ago

Victims indexed

#300 of 364 tracked operators

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Active period

Apr 2023 → Apr 2023

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: inactive
First seen: 3 years ago
Last activity: 3 years ago
Onion sites: 4 known endpoints

About

Cryptnet is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in April 2023, appearing to be financially motivated based on their operational pattern of targeting organizations for ransom payments. Due to the limited public documentation available from major cybersecurity organizations and law enforcement agencies, details regarding their country of origin, affiliations, and operational structure remain unclear, though their small victim count of two documented cases suggests they operate as a minor player in the ransomware ecosystem rather than a large-scale Ransomware-as-a-Service operation. The group's attack methodology, technical capabilities, and specific tools used have not been extensively documented by reputable security researchers, likely due to their limited scope of operations and relatively recent emergence in the threat landscape. No major campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant law enforcement actions have been publicly reported in connection with Cryptnet operations. Given the lack of recent public reporting and their minimal documented activity since emergence, their current operational status remains uncertain.

References

2 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

1 months

2023-04-01T00:00:00+00:002023-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

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

4 known

http://blog6zw62uijolee7e6aqqnqaszs3ckr5iphzdzsazgrpvtqtjwqryid.onion
http://blog6zw62uijolee7e6aqqnqaszs3ckr5iphzdzsazgrpvtqtjwqryid.onion/
http://cryptr3fmuv4di5uiczofjuypopr63x2gltlsvhur2ump4ebru2xd3yd.onion
http://cryptr3fmuv4di5uiczofjuypopr63x2gltlsvhur2ump4ebru2xd3yd.onion/login

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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