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kraken is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 25 public victims claimed by this operator between February 9, 2025 and November 13, 2025. The Kraken ransomware group is a recently emerged threat actor that was first observed in February 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations and targeting organizations primarily across North America and Europe. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation from major cybersecurity firms and law enforcement agencies, details about their country of origin, affiliations, and operational model remain largely unknown to security researchers. Based on their targeting pattern affecting at least 25 known victims across technology, business services, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors, the group appears to employ conventional ransomware tactics, though specific details about their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or use of data exfiltration have not been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, or established security research organizations. The group's focus on developed Western markets, particularly the United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, suggests a strategic approach to victim selection, though no major high-profile attacks or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by law enforcement or major incident response firms. As of current reporting, Kraken appears to remain active, though comprehensive threat intelligence on their operations remains limited due to their recent emergence and the absence of detailed public analysis from major cybersecurity organizations.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by kraken

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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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kraken

25 victims indexed · first seen 1 year ago · last activity 8 months ago

25
Victims indexed
#152 of 364 tracked operators
9m
Active period
Feb 2025 → Nov 2025
10
Countries hit
top US · 8

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
1 year ago
Last activity
8 months ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Technology · 7 hits

About

The Kraken ransomware group is a recently emerged threat actor that was first observed in February 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations and targeting organizations primarily across North America and Europe. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation from major cybersecurity firms and law enforcement agencies, details about their country of origin, affiliations, and operational model remain largely unknown to security researchers. Based on their targeting pattern affecting at least 25 known victims across technology, business services, telecommunications, and manufacturing sectors, the group appears to employ conventional ransomware tactics, though specific details about their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or use of data exfiltration have not been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, or established security research organizations. The group's focus on developed Western markets, particularly the United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom, suggests a strategic approach to victim selection, though no major high-profile attacks or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by law enforcement or major incident response firms. As of current reporting, Kraken appears to remain active, though comprehensive threat intelligence on their operations remains limited due to their recent emergence and the absence of detailed public analysis from major cybersecurity organizations.

References

4 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

8 months
2025-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 72025-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12025-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12025-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 82025-07-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 52025-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12025-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2025-02-01T00:00:00+00:002025-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
8
🇨🇦 Canada
4
🇪🇸 Spain
3
🇩🇪 Germany
1
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
1
🇩🇰 Denmark
1
🇮🇹 Italy
1
United States dossier →Canada dossier →Spain dossier →Germany dossier →

Top sectors

Technology
7
Business Services
3
Telecommunication
2
Manufacturing
2
Consumer Services
2
Agriculture and Food Production
1
Hospitality and Tourism
1
Construction
1
Technology dossier →Business Services dossier →Telecommunication dossier →Manufacturing dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

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

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

1 known
  • http://krakenccj3wr23452a4ibkbkuph4d6soyx2xgjoogtuamc3m7u7wemad.onion

Source

Updated 8 months 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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