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Slug is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between January 18, 2024. Slug is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in January 2024, appearing to operate with financial motivations typical of most ransomware actors. Based on limited public reporting, the group has maintained a very low profile with minimal documented activity since its emergence. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain unknown due to the limited scope of their operations, and there is insufficient public information to determine whether they operate as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model or as an independent entity. Attack methodology details have not been publicly documented by major security firms or government agencies, reflecting the group's minimal operational footprint and limited impact on the broader threat landscape. The group's most notable characteristic is their apparent focus on Ireland's transportation and logistics sector, though with only one documented victim, this targeting pattern may not represent a deliberate specialization. Based on available intelligence from established security researchers, Slug remains a marginal player in the ransomware ecosystem with unclear current operational status.

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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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Slug

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

1
Victims indexed
#318 of 364 tracked operators
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Active period
Jan 2024 → Jan 2024
1
Countries hit
top Ireland · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
2 years ago
Last activity
2 years ago
Onion sites
2 known endpoints
Primary sector
Transportation/Logistics · 1 hits

About

Slug is an obscure ransomware group that first emerged in January 2024, appearing to operate with financial motivations typical of most ransomware actors. Based on limited public reporting, the group has maintained a very low profile with minimal documented activity since its emergence. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain unknown due to the limited scope of their operations, and there is insufficient public information to determine whether they operate as part of a ransomware-as-a-service model or as an independent entity. Attack methodology details have not been publicly documented by major security firms or government agencies, reflecting the group's minimal operational footprint and limited impact on the broader threat landscape. The group's most notable characteristic is their apparent focus on Ireland's transportation and logistics sector, though with only one documented victim, this targeting pattern may not represent a deliberate specialization. Based on available intelligence from established security researchers, Slug remains a marginal player in the ransomware ecosystem with unclear current operational status.

References

1 link

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

1 months
2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2024-01-01T00:00:00+00:002024-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇮🇪 Ireland
1
Ireland dossier →

Top sectors

Transportation/Logistics
1
Transportation/Logistics dossier →

MITRE ATT&CK

130 techniques · 15 tactics

Tactics

CollectionCommand And ControlCredential AccessDefense ImpairmentDiscoveryExecutionExfiltrationImpactInitial AccessLateral MovementPersistencePrivilege EscalationReconnaissanceResource DevelopmentStealth

Techniques

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

2 known
  • http://3ytm3d25hfzvbylkxiwyqmpvzys5of7l4pbosm7ol7czlkplgukjq6yd.onion
  • http://3ytm3d25hfzvbylkxiwyqmpvzys5of7l4pbosm7ol7czlkplgukjq6yd.onion/atom.xml

Source

Updated 2 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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