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Synack (also tracked as Syn Ack) is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between March 21, 2021. Synack is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of cybercriminal ransomware operations. Based on limited public intelligence, the group appears to have primarily targeted organizations in India, with documented activity focusing on the information technology sector. Given the minimal documented victim count and limited public reporting from major threat intelligence firms and law enforcement agencies, Synack's attack methodology, technical capabilities, and operational structure remain largely undocumented in publicly available threat intelligence reports. The group has not been associated with any high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions, suggesting either a limited operational scope or successful operational security that has kept their activities below the radar of major security research organizations. Current intelligence indicates minimal recent activity, though without comprehensive public documentation, it remains unclear whether the group has ceased operations, rebranded, or simply maintained a low profile in the ransomware ecosystem.

Most-targeted sectors

Most-affected countries

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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Synack

aka Syn Ack · 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 India · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
Aliases
Syn Ack
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
5 years ago
Onion sites
2 known endpoints
Primary sector
Information Technology · 1 hits

About

Synack is a relatively obscure ransomware group that first emerged in March 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of cybercriminal ransomware operations. Based on limited public intelligence, the group appears to have primarily targeted organizations in India, with documented activity focusing on the information technology sector. Given the minimal documented victim count and limited public reporting from major threat intelligence firms and law enforcement agencies, Synack's attack methodology, technical capabilities, and operational structure remain largely undocumented in publicly available threat intelligence reports. The group has not been associated with any high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions, suggesting either a limited operational scope or successful operational security that has kept their activities below the radar of major security research organizations. Current intelligence indicates minimal recent activity, though without comprehensive public documentation, it remains unclear whether the group has ceased operations, rebranded, or simply maintained a low profile in the ransomware ecosystem.

References

7 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel 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

🇮🇳 India
1

Top sectors

Information Technology
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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Onion infrastructure

2 known
  • http://xqkz2rmrqkeqf6sjbrb47jfwnqxcd4o2zvaxxzrpbh2piknms37rw2ad.onion
  • http://xqkz2rmrqkeqf6sjbrb47jfwnqxcd4o2zvaxxzrpbh2piknms37rw2ad.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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