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networm is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between May 2, 2021. Based on the limited public documentation available, networm is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in May 2021, appearing to operate with financial motivations typical of ransomware actors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely unknown to security researchers, with insufficient evidence to determine whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Due to the minimal public reporting from major cybersecurity firms and law enforcement agencies, specific details about networm's attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been widely documented. The group appears to have conducted at least one documented attack targeting the commercial facilities sector in Israel, though comprehensive analysis of their tactics, techniques, and procedures remains limited. Given the sparse intelligence available and lack of recent reporting from established threat intelligence sources, the current operational status of networm is unclear, with the group potentially having ceased operations, rebranded, or maintained a very low profile since their initial observation.

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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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networm

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
May 2021 → May 2021
1
Countries hit
top IL · 1

At a glance

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

About

Based on the limited public documentation available, networm is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in May 2021, appearing to operate with financial motivations typical of ransomware actors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely unknown to security researchers, with insufficient evidence to determine whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Due to the minimal public reporting from major cybersecurity firms and law enforcement agencies, specific details about networm's attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been widely documented. The group appears to have conducted at least one documented attack targeting the commercial facilities sector in Israel, though comprehensive analysis of their tactics, techniques, and procedures remains limited. Given the sparse intelligence available and lack of recent reporting from established threat intelligence sources, the current operational status of networm is unclear, with the group potentially having ceased operations, rebranded, or maintained a very low profile since their initial observation.

Timeline

1 months
2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:002021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇮🇱 Israel
1

Top sectors

Commercial Facilities
1

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 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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