The Snake ransomware group is a relatively obscure threat actor that emerged in May 2020 with a financially motivated agenda, having conducted a limited number of documented attacks with only three known victims to date. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely unknown, with insufficient public documentation from major security firms or law enforcement agencies to determine their country of origin, operational structure, or potential connections to other cybercriminal organizations. Based on limited available data, Snake appears to target critical infrastructure sectors including Critical Manufacturing, Healthcare and Public Health, and Energy, with observed activity spanning Argentina and Germany, though their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, and technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by reputable security researchers. Due to the group's limited operational footprint and lack of high-profile campaigns or major incidents reported by CISA, FBI, or established threat intelligence firms, there are no notable campaigns or significant ransoms on record that would warrant detailed analysis. The current operational status of the Snake ransomware group remains unclear given the sparse public intelligence available about their activities beyond the initial observation period. The group has been linked to 3 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on May 4, 2020; most recent post June 7, 2020. The operation is currently inactive.
Also tracked as: Turla, VENOMOUS Bear, Group 88, Waterbug.
How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.
