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. The group has been linked to 1 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on March 21, 2021; most recent post August 18, 2021. The operation is currently inactive.
Also tracked as: Syn Ack.
Sector and geography
This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Information Technology sector, which has 71 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) IT systems is reported in India, a country with 255 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.
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.
