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kawa4096 is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 17 public victims claimed by this operator between June 27, 2025 and July 29, 2025. kawa4096 is a recently emerged ransomware group first observed in June 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple high-value sectors. The group has been documented attacking victims primarily in the United States, Japan, and Germany, with a focus on healthcare, financial services, and public sector organizations, suggesting a strategic approach to maximize potential ransom payments. With 17 known victims identified since their emergence, kawa4096 appears to be a relatively small but active operation, though limited public documentation from major security firms and law enforcement agencies means specific details about their attack methodology, infrastructure, and organizational structure remain largely unknown. The group's targeting of critical sectors including healthcare and government entities indicates they may employ double extortion tactics common among modern ransomware operators, though their specific technical capabilities and initial access methods have not been publicly detailed by established threat intelligence sources. Given the recent timeline of their observed activity beginning in mid-2025, kawa4096 appears to be currently active, though the limited intelligence available suggests they may be either a new independent operation or a smaller affiliate group that has not yet attracted significant law enforcement attention or detailed analysis from major cybersecurity researchers.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by kawa4096

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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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kawa4096

17 victims indexed · first seen 1 year ago · last activity 1 year ago

17
Victims indexed
#171 of 364 tracked operators
1m
Active period
Jun 2025 → Jul 2025
3
Countries hit
top US · 11

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
1 year ago
Last activity
1 year ago
Primary sector
Not Found · 12 hits

About

kawa4096 is a recently emerged ransomware group first observed in June 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple high-value sectors. The group has been documented attacking victims primarily in the United States, Japan, and Germany, with a focus on healthcare, financial services, and public sector organizations, suggesting a strategic approach to maximize potential ransom payments. With 17 known victims identified since their emergence, kawa4096 appears to be a relatively small but active operation, though limited public documentation from major security firms and law enforcement agencies means specific details about their attack methodology, infrastructure, and organizational structure remain largely unknown. The group's targeting of critical sectors including healthcare and government entities indicates they may employ double extortion tactics common among modern ransomware operators, though their specific technical capabilities and initial access methods have not been publicly detailed by established threat intelligence sources. Given the recent timeline of their observed activity beginning in mid-2025, kawa4096 appears to be currently active, though the limited intelligence available suggests they may be either a new independent operation or a smaller affiliate group that has not yet attracted significant law enforcement attention or detailed analysis from major cybersecurity researchers.

Timeline

2 months
2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 72025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 10
2025-06-01T00:00:00+00:002025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
11
🇯🇵 Japan
3
🇩🇪 Germany
2
United States dossier →Japan dossier →Germany dossier →

Top sectors

Healthcare
2
Financial Services
2
Public Sector
1
Healthcare dossier →Financial Services dossier →Public Sector dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

5 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
  • T1204User Execution
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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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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