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Ragnarok is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 3 public victims claimed by this operator between March 31, 2021 and December 30, 2021. Ragnarok is a ransomware group that emerged in March 2021 with primarily financial motivations, conducting targeted attacks against commercial facilities. The group's origin and potential state affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, and there is limited information available regarding whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Based on available data, Ragnarok has been linked to at least three confirmed victims, with their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities not extensively documented in public security research from major threat intelligence firms. The group appears to have specifically focused their targeting efforts on commercial facilities sectors, though the scope and scale of their operations remain relatively small compared to more prominent ransomware operations. Current public reporting does not provide sufficient detail regarding notable high-profile campaigns, significant ransom demands, or law enforcement actions specifically targeting this group. The current operational status of Ragnarok remains unclear based on available public threat intelligence, with limited recent reporting on their activities since their initial emergence in 2021.

Most-targeted sectors

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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Ragnarok

3 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 5 years ago

3
Victims indexed
#280 of 364 tracked operators
9m
Active period
Mar 2021 → Dec 2021
Countries hit

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
5 years ago
Onion sites
3 known endpoints
Primary sector
Commercial Facilities · 1 hits

About

Ragnarok is a ransomware group that emerged in March 2021 with primarily financial motivations, conducting targeted attacks against commercial facilities. The group's origin and potential state affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, and there is limited information available regarding whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Based on available data, Ragnarok has been linked to at least three confirmed victims, with their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities not extensively documented in public security research from major threat intelligence firms. The group appears to have specifically focused their targeting efforts on commercial facilities sectors, though the scope and scale of their operations remain relatively small compared to more prominent ransomware operations. Current public reporting does not provide sufficient detail regarding notable high-profile campaigns, significant ransom demands, or law enforcement actions specifically targeting this group. The current operational status of Ragnarok remains unclear based on available public threat intelligence, with limited recent reporting on their activities since their initial emergence in 2021.

References

14 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

3 months
2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12021-09-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12021-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-03-01T00:00:00+00:002021-12-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top sectors

Commercial Facilities
1

MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 4 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionDefense EvasionImpact

Techniques

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

3 known
  • http://sushlnty2j7qdzy64qnvyb6ajkwg7resd3p6agc2widnawodtcedgjid.onion
  • http://sushlnty2j7qdzy64qnvyb6ajkwg7resd3p6agc2widnawodtcedgjid.onion/
  • http://wobpitin77vdsdiswr43duntv6eqw4rvphedutpaxycjdie6gg3binad.onion

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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