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Sabbath is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 17 public victims claimed by this operator between November 22, 2021 and February 28, 2022. Sabbath is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in November 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations and targeting a limited number of victims across telecommunications and education sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, with no confirmed details about their operational structure or whether they operate as an independent entity or part of a broader ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. With only 17 known victims primarily concentrated in the United States and United Kingdom, Sabbath appears to focus on telecommunications and education sectors, though specific details about their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or use of double extortion tactics have not been extensively documented by major security firms or government agencies. The group has not been associated with any widely publicized high-profile attacks or significant law enforcement actions, suggesting a lower operational profile compared to major ransomware families. Current intelligence indicates limited visibility into Sabbath's ongoing activities, with insufficient public documentation to definitively assess whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or has undergone rebranding.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

Recent disclosures by Sabbath

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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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Sabbath

17 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 4 years ago

17
Victims indexed
#171 of 364 tracked operators
3m
Active period
Nov 2021 → Feb 2022
2
Countries hit
top United States · 2

At a glance

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

About

Sabbath is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in November 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations and targeting a limited number of victims across telecommunications and education sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, with no confirmed details about their operational structure or whether they operate as an independent entity or part of a broader ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. With only 17 known victims primarily concentrated in the United States and United Kingdom, Sabbath appears to focus on telecommunications and education sectors, though specific details about their initial access vectors, encryption methods, or use of double extortion tactics have not been extensively documented by major security firms or government agencies. The group has not been associated with any widely publicized high-profile attacks or significant law enforcement actions, suggesting a lower operational profile compared to major ransomware families. Current intelligence indicates limited visibility into Sabbath's ongoing activities, with insufficient public documentation to definitively assess whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or has undergone rebranding.

References

2 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

4 months
2021-11-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 62021-12-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 42022-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 62022-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-11-01T00:00:00+00:002022-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1
United States dossier →United Kingdom dossier →

Top sectors

Telecommunications
1
Education
1
Telecommunications dossier →Education dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

5 techniques · 4 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionDefense EvasionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
  • T1204User Execution
  • T1027Obfuscated Files or Information
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

3 known
  • http://54bb47h.blog
  • http://54bb47h5qu4k7l4d7v5ix3i6ak6elysn3net4by4ihmvrhu7cvbskoqd.onion
  • http://54bb47h5qu4k7l4d7v5ix3i6ak6elysn3net4by4ihmvrhu7cvbskoqd.onion/blog

Source

Updated 4 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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