malekteam

malekteam is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in December 2023, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns and small-scale operations. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though their limited scope of operations suggests they operate as an independent entity rather than part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. With only seven known victims documented to date, malekteam appears to focus their attacks primarily on targets in Israel and Switzerland, with a preference for business services and healthcare sectors, though specific details about their initial access vectors, encryption methods, and whether they employ data exfiltration tactics prior to encryption have not been publicly documented by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. Due to the group's recent emergence and limited public reporting, notable campaigns and high-profile victims have not been extensively documented in open-source intelligence reports from established security researchers. The group's current operational status remains unclear given the limited public documentation of their activities since their emergence in late 2023.