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zeppelin is a ransomware operator no longer publishing new disclosures. Darkfield has indexed 1 public victims claimed by this operator between May 19, 2021. Zeppelin is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in May 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of most ransomware operations. Based on limited public documentation, the group appears to operate independently with minimal information available regarding their country of origin or potential affiliations with other cybercriminal organizations. The group's attack methodology and specific technical capabilities remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though they appear to follow standard ransomware deployment patterns common to financially-motivated threat actors. Zeppelin has maintained an extremely low profile with only one documented victim in publicly available reporting, suggesting either highly targeted operations or limited operational capacity compared to major ransomware groups. The group has demonstrated a focus on New Zealand-based targets within the healthcare and public health sector, though the limited victim data makes it difficult to establish definitive targeting patterns. Given the sparse public documentation and single reported victim since their emergence in 2021, Zeppelin's current operational status remains unclear, with no significant law enforcement actions or major campaigns publicly attributed to the group.

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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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zeppelin

1 victims indexed · first seen 5 years ago · last activity 5 years ago

1
Victims indexed
#306 of 356 tracked operators
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Active period
May 2021 → May 2021
1
Countries hit
top NZ · 1

At a glance

Status
inactive
First seen
5 years ago
Last activity
5 years ago
Primary sector
Healthcare and Public Health · 1 hits

About

Zeppelin is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in May 2021, operating with apparent financial motivations typical of most ransomware operations. Based on limited public documentation, the group appears to operate independently with minimal information available regarding their country of origin or potential affiliations with other cybercriminal organizations. The group's attack methodology and specific technical capabilities remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, though they appear to follow standard ransomware deployment patterns common to financially-motivated threat actors. Zeppelin has maintained an extremely low profile with only one documented victim in publicly available reporting, suggesting either highly targeted operations or limited operational capacity compared to major ransomware groups. The group has demonstrated a focus on New Zealand-based targets within the healthcare and public health sector, though the limited victim data makes it difficult to establish definitive targeting patterns. Given the sparse public documentation and single reported victim since their emergence in 2021, Zeppelin's current operational status remains unclear, with no significant law enforcement actions or major campaigns publicly attributed to the group.

References

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Timeline

1 months
2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00 · 1
2021-05-01T00:00:00+00:002021-05-01T00:00:00+00:00

Top countries

🇳🇿 New Zealand
1

Top sectors

Healthcare and Public Health
1

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques · 3 tactics

Tactics

Initial AccessExecutionImpact

Techniques

  • T1566Phishing
  • T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter
  • T1486Data Encrypted for Impact

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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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