Operator dossier

kelvinsecurity (also tracked as Kelvin Security) is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 26 public victims claimed by this operator between April 1, 2022 and May 24, 2022. KelvinSecurity is a relatively minor ransomware operation that emerged in April 2022, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting various organizations. Based on limited publicly available intelligence, the group appears to operate independently with no confirmed nation-state affiliations or clear ransomware-as-a-service model, though their specific country of origin remains undetermined. The group's attack methodology follows conventional ransomware patterns, though specific details regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented by major security research organizations or government agencies. KelvinSecurity has maintained a relatively low profile compared to major ransomware families, with approximately 26 documented victims since their emergence, suggesting they target smaller to medium-sized organizations rather than high-value enterprise targets that typically attract significant media attention or detailed threat research. As of current reporting, the group appears to remain active but continues to operate below the threshold that would typically prompt major law enforcement disruption operations or extensive public threat intelligence reporting from agencies like CISA, FBI, or leading security firms.

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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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kelvinsecurity

aka Kelvin Security · 26 victims indexed · first seen 4 years ago · last activity 4 years ago

Victims indexed

#147 of 364 tracked operators

Active period

Apr 2022 → May 2022

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: inactive
Aliases: Kelvin Security
First seen: 4 years ago
Last activity: 4 years ago
Onion sites: 1 known endpoint

About

KelvinSecurity is a relatively minor ransomware operation that emerged in April 2022, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting various organizations. Based on limited publicly available intelligence, the group appears to operate independently with no confirmed nation-state affiliations or clear ransomware-as-a-service model, though their specific country of origin remains undetermined. The group's attack methodology follows conventional ransomware patterns, though specific details regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented by major security research organizations or government agencies. KelvinSecurity has maintained a relatively low profile compared to major ransomware families, with approximately 26 documented victims since their emergence, suggesting they target smaller to medium-sized organizations rather than high-value enterprise targets that typically attract significant media attention or detailed threat research. As of current reporting, the group appears to remain active but continues to operate below the threshold that would typically prompt major law enforcement disruption operations or extensive public threat intelligence reporting from agencies like CISA, FBI, or leading security firms.

References

4 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

2 months

2022-04-01T00:00:00+00:002022-05-01T00:00:00+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

1 known

http://kelvinsecteamcyber.wixsite.com

Source

Updated 4 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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