Operator dossier

la_piovra is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between June 10, 2023. La_piovra is an obscure ransomware operation that first emerged in June 2023, with only one documented victim to date, suggesting either a highly targeted approach or limited operational scope driven by financial motivation. The group's origin and affiliations remain unknown, with insufficient public reporting to determine their country of operation, connections to other cybercriminal organizations, or whether they operate independently or through a ransomware-as-a-service model. Due to the limited documented activity, their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, encryption techniques, and whether they employ data exfiltration or multiple extortion tactics have not been publicly detailed by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. No notable campaigns or high-profile victims have been reported in public threat intelligence reporting from CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers. The current operational status of la_piovra remains unclear given the sparse public documentation and minimal observed activity since their emergence.

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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la_piovra

1 victims indexed · first seen 3 years ago · last activity 3 years ago

Victims indexed

#318 of 364 tracked operators

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Active period

Jun 2023 → Jun 2023

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: inactive
First seen: 3 years ago
Last activity: 3 years ago

About

La_piovra is an obscure ransomware operation that first emerged in June 2023, with only one documented victim to date, suggesting either a highly targeted approach or limited operational scope driven by financial motivation. The group's origin and affiliations remain unknown, with insufficient public reporting to determine their country of operation, connections to other cybercriminal organizations, or whether they operate independently or through a ransomware-as-a-service model. Due to the limited documented activity, their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, encryption techniques, and whether they employ data exfiltration or multiple extortion tactics have not been publicly detailed by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. No notable campaigns or high-profile victims have been reported in public threat intelligence reporting from CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers. The current operational status of la_piovra remains unclear given the sparse public documentation and minimal observed activity since their emergence.

Timeline

1 months

2023-06-01T00:00:00+00:002023-06-01T00:00:00+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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Source

Updated 3 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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