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phoenixcryptolocker is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between March 21, 2021. phoenixcryptolocker is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2021, appearing to be financially motivated based on limited available intelligence. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear due to the scarcity of public documentation from major threat intelligence sources, and it is unknown whether they operate independently or as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model. Their attack methodology, encryption techniques, and initial access vectors have not been extensively documented in public security research, though their limited activity suggests they may employ conventional ransomware deployment methods. The group's operational scope appears extremely limited, with only one documented victim on record, specifically targeting the financial sector within the United States. Based on the minimal victim count and lack of recent public reporting from established security firms or law enforcement agencies, phoenixcryptolocker appears to be either inactive, short-lived, or operating at such a small scale that they have not attracted significant attention from the broader cybersecurity community.

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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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phoenixcryptolocker

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
Mar 2021 → Mar 2021
1
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

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

About

phoenixcryptolocker is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2021, appearing to be financially motivated based on limited available intelligence. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear due to the scarcity of public documentation from major threat intelligence sources, and it is unknown whether they operate independently or as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model. Their attack methodology, encryption techniques, and initial access vectors have not been extensively documented in public security research, though their limited activity suggests they may employ conventional ransomware deployment methods. The group's operational scope appears extremely limited, with only one documented victim on record, specifically targeting the financial sector within the United States. Based on the minimal victim count and lack of recent public reporting from established security firms or law enforcement agencies, phoenixcryptolocker appears to be either inactive, short-lived, or operating at such a small scale that they have not attracted significant attention from the broader cybersecurity community.

Timeline

1 months
2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:002021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Financial
1

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

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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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