Ransomware.live: alphv

The operators of the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware began their activity in December 2021, making posts on Dark Web forums to promote their affiliate program, offering other actors the opportunity to engage in a 'new type of ransomware family' developed from scratch using the Rust programming language.

Some clear evidence indicates that the actors behind this new ransomware are not new to cybercrime, and there were links to other affiliate programs such as DarkSide, BlackMatter, and REvil. (After several attacks against large companies, these groups faced pressure and arrests, necessitating the termination of their operations).

As a security measure, the operators of ALPHV implemented the requirement for the execution of the ransomware payload by providing an 'access token,' which is supplied by the owners of the Ransomware-as-a-Service to the affiliate. This token is added to the victim's ransom note so that they can contact the threat actor responsible for encrypting the data.

ALPHV affiliates employ double and triple extortion techniques, meaning the publication of the company's name on leak sites, threats of data leakage, and lastly, threats of DDoS attacks against the organization.
Source: https://github.com/crocodyli/ThreatActors-TTPs

Victims

731

First Discovered

2021-09-09

victim

Last Discovered

2024-03-03

victim

Inactive Since

2yrs

more than

Avg Delay

211.9

days

Infostealer

39.3%

victims with domain

Countries

hit

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Known Locations (4)

Title	Available	Last Visit	FQDN
THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SEIZED	No	2026-04-28T07:21:13	`alphvmmm27o3abo3r2mlmjrpdmzle3rykajqc5xsj7j7ejksbpsa36ad.onion`
	No	2026-05-14T12:40:43	`2cuqgeerjdba2rhdiviezodpu3lc4qz2sjf4qin6f7std2evleqlzjid.onion`
	No	2026-04-28T07:24:27	`vqifktlreqpudvulhbzmc5gocbeawl67uvs2pttswemdorbnhaddohyd.onion`
THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN SEIZED	No	2026-04-28T07:26:59	`alphvuzxyxv6ylumd2ngp46xzq3pw6zflomrghvxeuks6kklberrbmyd.onion`

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Ransom Notes (4)

TTPs Matrix (8)

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Initial Access	Execution	Persistence	Privilege Escalation	Defense Evasion	Credential Access	Exfiltration	Impact
Valid Accounts	Scheduled Task/Job	Valid Accounts	Valid Accounts	Obfuscated Files or Information	OS Credential Dumping: LSASS Memory	Automated Exfiltration	Data Destruction
External Remote Services	Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell	Server Software Component	Access Token Manipulation: Create Process with Token	Masquerading	Unsecured Credentials	Data Transfer Size Limits	Data Encrypted for Impact
Exploit Public-Facing Application	Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell		Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control	Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs	Credentials from Password Stores	Exfiltration Over C2 Channel	Service Stop
	Windows Management Instrumentation			Modify Registry		Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol: Exfiltration Over Asymmetric Encrypted Non-C2 Protocol	Inhibit System Recovery
	Native API			Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information		Exfiltration Over Web Service: Exfiltration to Cloud Storage	Network Denial of Service
	System Services: Service Execution			Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion
				Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools

YARA Rules (2)