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Hades is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between December 15, 2020. Hades is a ransomware group that emerged in December 2020, operating as a financially-motivated cybercriminal organization targeting critical infrastructure sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though their operational patterns suggest they operate independently rather than as a ransomware-as-a-service model. Limited public documentation exists regarding Hades' specific attack methodology, though like most modern ransomware operators, they likely employ common initial access vectors such as phishing, remote desktop protocol exploitation, or supply chain compromises to gain network access before deploying their encryption payloads. The group has maintained a relatively low profile compared to other ransomware families, with only one publicly documented victim in the transportation systems sector within the United States, suggesting either highly targeted operations or limited operational scope. Current intelligence indicates minimal recent activity from the Hades group, though the lack of extensive public reporting makes it difficult to definitively assess whether the group remains active, has rebranded under a different name, or has ceased operations entirely.

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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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Hades

1 victims indexed · first seen 6 years ago · last activity 6 years ago

1
Victims indexed
#318 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Dec 2020 → Dec 2020
1
Countries hit
top United States · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
6 years ago
Last activity
6 years ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Transportation Systems · 1 hits

About

Hades is a ransomware group that emerged in December 2020, operating as a financially-motivated cybercriminal organization targeting critical infrastructure sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though their operational patterns suggest they operate independently rather than as a ransomware-as-a-service model. Limited public documentation exists regarding Hades' specific attack methodology, though like most modern ransomware operators, they likely employ common initial access vectors such as phishing, remote desktop protocol exploitation, or supply chain compromises to gain network access before deploying their encryption payloads. The group has maintained a relatively low profile compared to other ransomware families, with only one publicly documented victim in the transportation systems sector within the United States, suggesting either highly targeted operations or limited operational scope. Current intelligence indicates minimal recent activity from the Hades group, though the lack of extensive public reporting makes it difficult to definitively assess whether the group remains active, has rebranded under a different name, or has ceased operations entirely.

References

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Timeline

1 months
2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2020-12-01T00:00:00+00:002020-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Transportation Systems
1

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://ixltdyumdlthrtgx.onion

Source

Updated 6 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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