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GDLockerSec (also tracked as gd lockersec) is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 5 public victims claimed by this operator between January 24, 2025 and January 26, 2025. GDLockerSec is an emerging ransomware group first observed in January 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their ransomware deployment patterns. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear due to limited public documentation, though their targeting of victims across diverse geographic regions including the United States, Hong Kong, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco suggests either a broad operational scope or possible affiliate structure. With only five documented victims to date, GDLockerSec appears to focus on opportunistic targeting across multiple sectors including education, technology, and public sector entities, though their specific attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been publicly detailed by major security research organizations. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly reported for this group, likely due to their recent emergence and limited observed activity. The group appears to remain active as of early 2025, though comprehensive threat intelligence on their operations, capabilities, and infrastructure remains limited in public security research reporting.

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Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by GDLockerSec

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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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GDLockerSec

aka gd lockersec · 5 victims indexed · first seen 1 year ago · last activity 1 year ago

5
Victims indexed
#252 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Jan 2025 → Jan 2025
5
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
Aliases
gd lockersec
First seen
1 year ago
Last activity
1 year ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Education · 2 hits

About

GDLockerSec is an emerging ransomware group first observed in January 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their ransomware deployment patterns. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear due to limited public documentation, though their targeting of victims across diverse geographic regions including the United States, Hong Kong, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco suggests either a broad operational scope or possible affiliate structure. With only five documented victims to date, GDLockerSec appears to focus on opportunistic targeting across multiple sectors including education, technology, and public sector entities, though their specific attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been publicly detailed by major security research organizations. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly reported for this group, likely due to their recent emergence and limited observed activity. The group appears to remain active as of early 2025, though comprehensive threat intelligence on their operations, capabilities, and infrastructure remains limited in public security research reporting.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

1 months
2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 5
2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:002025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1
Hong Kong SAR China
1
🇪🇬 Egypt
1
🇳🇬 Nigeria
1
🇲🇦 Morocco
1
United States dossier →Hong Kong SAR China dossier →Egypt dossier →Nigeria dossier →

Top sectors

Education
2
Technology
1
Public Sector
1
Education dossier →Technology 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://igziys7pres4644kbrtakxfbrwkyld64nxk5prpkgtcexwrrjgtfjzyd.onion

Source

Updated 1 year 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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