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megacode is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between March 20, 2015. Megacode is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2015 with apparent financial motivations, though limited public documentation exists about their operations. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely unknown, with no confirmed country of origin or clear operational model documented by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. Their attack methodology and technical capabilities are not well-documented in public threat intelligence reports, with no specific details available regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or whether they employ data exfiltration tactics. The group has maintained a notably low profile with only one documented victim according to available records, specifically targeting government facilities within the United States. Given the extremely limited public information and minimal victim count documented by security researchers and government agencies, Megacode's current operational status remains unclear, though the lack of recent reporting suggests either very limited activity or dormancy.

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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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megacode

1 victims indexed · first seen 11 years ago · last activity 11 years ago

1
Victims indexed
#318 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Mar 2015 → Mar 2015
1
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
11 years ago
Last activity
11 years ago
Primary sector
Government Facilities · 1 hits

About

Megacode is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2015 with apparent financial motivations, though limited public documentation exists about their operations. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely unknown, with no confirmed country of origin or clear operational model documented by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. Their attack methodology and technical capabilities are not well-documented in public threat intelligence reports, with no specific details available regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or whether they employ data exfiltration tactics. The group has maintained a notably low profile with only one documented victim according to available records, specifically targeting government facilities within the United States. Given the extremely limited public information and minimal victim count documented by security researchers and government agencies, Megacode's current operational status remains unclear, though the lack of recent reporting suggests either very limited activity or dormancy.

Timeline

1 months
2015-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2015-03-01T00:00:00+00:002015-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Government Facilities
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 11 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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