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mnt6 is a ransomware operator currently active on public leak sites. Darkfield has indexed 3 public victims claimed by this operator between April 30, 2026 and May 2, 2026. Given the limited public documentation available on mnt6, this appears to be a relatively obscure ransomware operation that emerged in April 2026 with only two known victims documented by security researchers. The group has demonstrated a focused targeting approach, conducting attacks against manufacturing and energy sector organizations specifically in Canada and New Zealand. Based on the small victim count and narrow geographic focus, mnt6 appears to operate as a small-scale independent ransomware group rather than a large RaaS operation, though their specific attack methodologies, encryption techniques, and data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting. No major campaigns or high-profile incidents have been attributed to this group, and their relatively recent emergence means there is insufficient public data from established security firms like Mandiant or government agencies like CISA and FBI regarding their operational tactics, techniques, and procedures. As of current reporting, mnt6 appears to remain active but maintains a low profile with minimal public visibility compared to more prominent ransomware families.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

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.

Active ransomware operator

All groups

mnt6

3 victims indexed · first seen 3 months ago · last activity 2 months ago

3
Victims indexed
#280 of 364 tracked operators
1m
Active period
Apr 2026 → May 2026
2
Countries hit
top CA · 1

At a glance

Status
active
First seen
3 months ago
Last activity
2 months ago
Onion sites
1 known endpoint
Primary sector
Manufacturing · 1 hits

About

Given the limited public documentation available on mnt6, this appears to be a relatively obscure ransomware operation that emerged in April 2026 with only two known victims documented by security researchers. The group has demonstrated a focused targeting approach, conducting attacks against manufacturing and energy sector organizations specifically in Canada and New Zealand. Based on the small victim count and narrow geographic focus, mnt6 appears to operate as a small-scale independent ransomware group rather than a large RaaS operation, though their specific attack methodologies, encryption techniques, and data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting. No major campaigns or high-profile incidents have been attributed to this group, and their relatively recent emergence means there is insufficient public data from established security firms like Mandiant or government agencies like CISA and FBI regarding their operational tactics, techniques, and procedures. As of current reporting, mnt6 appears to remain active but maintains a low profile with minimal public visibility compared to more prominent ransomware families.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

1 months
2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 2
2026-04-01T00:00:00+00:002026-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇨🇦 Canada
1
🇳🇿 New Zealand
1

Top sectors

Manufacturing
1
Energy
1

MITRE ATT&CK

1 techniques · 1 tactics

Tactics

Impact

Techniques

  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

1 known
  • http://ttvbuilv5mf2wggfjgmvin22ndzghpukhsyy6coz3p4wt5nqnxah7tyd.onion

Source

Updated 2 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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