Operator dossier

Yanluowang is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 6 public victims claimed by this operator between July 2, 2022 and August 10, 2022. Yanluowang is a ransomware group that emerged in mid-2022, operating with primarily financial motivations through targeted attacks against organizations. The group's origin and potential state affiliations remain largely undocumented by major security firms, though they appear to operate independently rather than as a ransomware-as-a-service model. Limited public reporting from established threat intelligence sources provides few details about their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or whether they employ double extortion tactics involving data theft prior to encryption. The group has maintained a relatively low profile with approximately six documented victims, showing a particular focus on targeting media sector organizations. Despite the limited scope of their publicly known operations, Yanluowang appears to remain active as of current reporting, though their small victim count and sector-specific targeting suggest they may be a smaller-scale operation compared to more prominent ransomware families.

Most-targeted sectors

Media1 victims

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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Yanluowang

6 victims indexed · first seen 4 years ago · last activity 4 years ago

Victims indexed

#238 of 364 tracked operators

Active period

Jul 2022 → Aug 2022

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Countries hit

At a glance

Status: inactive
First seen: 4 years ago
Last activity: 4 years ago
Onion sites: 1 known endpoint
Primary sector: Media · 1 hits

About

Yanluowang is a ransomware group that emerged in mid-2022, operating with primarily financial motivations through targeted attacks against organizations. The group's origin and potential state affiliations remain largely undocumented by major security firms, though they appear to operate independently rather than as a ransomware-as-a-service model. Limited public reporting from established threat intelligence sources provides few details about their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or whether they employ double extortion tactics involving data theft prior to encryption. The group has maintained a relatively low profile with approximately six documented victims, showing a particular focus on targeting media sector organizations. Despite the limited scope of their publicly known operations, Yanluowang appears to remain active as of current reporting, though their small victim count and sector-specific targeting suggest they may be a smaller-scale operation compared to more prominent ransomware families.

References

7 links

External sources curated by the MISP threat-intel community.

Timeline

2 months

2022-07-01T00:00:00+00:002022-08-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top sectors

Media

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MITRE ATT&CK

4 techniques · 4 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionDefense EvasionImpact

Techniques

T1566Phishing
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
T1027Obfuscated Files or Information
T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Recent victims

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Onion infrastructure

1 known

http://jukswsxbh3jsxuddvidrjdvwuohtsy4kxg2axbppiyclomt2qciyfoad.onion

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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