Operator dossier

ImNotAVillain is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 2 public victims claimed by this operator between September 24, 2026. ImNotAVillain is a ransomware group first observed in September 2026 with an apparent financial motivation, though limited public documentation exists given the group's recent emergence and low operational volume. With only two known victims identified to date, the group remains obscure, and no detailed technical attribution or country of origin has been publicly established by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other authoritative security research organizations at this time. Targeting patterns derived from available victim data suggest a focus on the United Kingdom and Italy, with activity concentrated against Government and Defense and Financial Services sector entities, which are high-value targets commonly associated with groups seeking significant ransom leverage or sensitive data for extortion purposes. No notable high-profile campaigns, record ransom demands, or law enforcement actions have been publicly documented against this group. Given its September 2026 first-observed date and minimal victim count, ImNotAVillain should currently be regarded as an emerging or low-activity threat actor whose operational scope, tooling, and affiliations require continued monitoring as additional intelligence becomes available.

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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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ImNotAVillain

2 victims indexed · first seen 19 days ago · last activity 19 days ago

Victims indexed

#342 of 410 tracked operators

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Active period

Sep 2026 → Sep 2026

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: active
First seen: 19 days ago
Last activity: 19 days ago

About

ImNotAVillain is a ransomware group first observed in September 2026 with an apparent financial motivation, though limited public documentation exists given the group's recent emergence and low operational volume. With only two known victims identified to date, the group remains obscure, and no detailed technical attribution or country of origin has been publicly established by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other authoritative security research organizations at this time. Targeting patterns derived from available victim data suggest a focus on the United Kingdom and Italy, with activity concentrated against Government and Defense and Financial Services sector entities, which are high-value targets commonly associated with groups seeking significant ransom leverage or sensitive data for extortion purposes. No notable high-profile campaigns, record ransom demands, or law enforcement actions have been publicly documented against this group. Given its September 2026 first-observed date and minimal victim count, ImNotAVillain should currently be regarded as an emerging or low-activity threat actor whose operational scope, tooling, and affiliations require continued monitoring as additional intelligence becomes available.

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Source

Updated 19 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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