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sekhmet is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 2 public victims claimed by this operator between May 30, 2020 and June 20, 2020. Sekhmet is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in May 2020, primarily motivated by financial gain through targeted attacks against critical infrastructure sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reports, with limited information available about whether they operate independently or as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model. Based on available data, Sekhmet has demonstrated a preference for targeting organizations in the United States, with documented attacks against entities in the information technology and energy sectors, though their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been extensively detailed in public security research. The group's limited public profile is reflected in their small number of documented victims, with only two confirmed cases reported in open-source intelligence. Sekhmet's current operational status remains unclear due to the scarcity of recent public reporting on their activities, making it difficult to determine whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or potentially rebranded under a different name.

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Recent disclosures by sekhmet

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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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sekhmet

2 victims indexed · first seen 6 years ago · last activity 6 years ago

2
Victims indexed
#300 of 364 tracked operators
1m
Active period
May 2020 → Jun 2020
1
Countries hit
top US · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
6 years ago
Last activity
6 years ago
Primary sector
Information Technology · 1 hits

About

Sekhmet is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in May 2020, primarily motivated by financial gain through targeted attacks against critical infrastructure sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reports, with limited information available about whether they operate independently or as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model. Based on available data, Sekhmet has demonstrated a preference for targeting organizations in the United States, with documented attacks against entities in the information technology and energy sectors, though their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been extensively detailed in public security research. The group's limited public profile is reflected in their small number of documented victims, with only two confirmed cases reported in open-source intelligence. Sekhmet's current operational status remains unclear due to the scarcity of recent public reporting on their activities, making it difficult to determine whether the group remains active, has ceased operations, or potentially rebranded under a different name.

References

5 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

2 months
2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 12020-06-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2020-05-01T00:00:00+00:002020-06-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇺🇸 United States
1

Top sectors

Information Technology
1
Energy
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 6 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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