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macaw is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between October 16, 2021. Macaw is an obscure ransomware group that emerged in October 2021 with limited documented activity, appearing to be financially motivated based on typical ransomware operations. The group's country of origin and potential affiliations with other threat actors remain unknown due to insufficient public reporting from major security firms and law enforcement agencies. With only one documented victim, the group's attack methodology, initial access vectors, and technical capabilities have not been comprehensively analyzed or reported by reputable threat intelligence sources, though their targeting of the communications sector in the United States suggests potential focus on critical infrastructure. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly documented for this group, and there are no recorded law enforcement actions targeting Macaw operations. The current operational status of Macaw remains unclear due to the lack of recent public reporting on their activities since their initial observation in late 2021.

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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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macaw

1 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 5 years ago

1
Victims indexed
#318 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Oct 2021 → Oct 2021
1
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
5 years ago
Primary sector
Communication · 1 hits

About

Macaw is an obscure ransomware group that emerged in October 2021 with limited documented activity, appearing to be financially motivated based on typical ransomware operations. The group's country of origin and potential affiliations with other threat actors remain unknown due to insufficient public reporting from major security firms and law enforcement agencies. With only one documented victim, the group's attack methodology, initial access vectors, and technical capabilities have not been comprehensively analyzed or reported by reputable threat intelligence sources, though their targeting of the communications sector in the United States suggests potential focus on critical infrastructure. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly documented for this group, and there are no recorded law enforcement actions targeting Macaw operations. The current operational status of Macaw remains unclear due to the lack of recent public reporting on their activities since their initial observation in late 2021.

Timeline

1 months
2021-10-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-10-01T00:00:00+00:002021-10-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Communication
1

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

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Source

Updated 5 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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