Threat actor
RansomVC
Last fetched
RansomVC is a threat actor tracked in WhisperGraph's MITRE ATT&CK corpus, observed using 0 techniques and also known as 1 other name.
Also known as
Ransomed.vc
Description
Ransomed.VC burst onto the scene with a well-orchestrated PR campaign, encompassing a clearnet site and multiple communication channels including Telegram and Twitter/X profiles. Their operations are heavily inclined towards exploiting GDPR penalties as a method of extortion, threatening victims with potential legal repercussions in case of data leaks.
Techniques by tactic
No ATT&CK techniques are recorded for RansomVC in WhisperGraph.
Attributed infrastructure
None published. WhisperGraph carries no ATTRIBUTED_TO edge to RansomVC today — this states the absence of a published link, not that RansomVC has no infrastructure.
References
- https://therecord.media/colonial-pipeline-attributes-ransomware-claims-to-unrelated-third-party-breach
- https://socradar.io/on-the-horizon-ransomed-vc-ransomware-group-spotted-in-the-wild/
- https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/sep-2023-cybercrime-update-new-ransomware-threats-and-the-rising-menace-of-telegram/
- https://socradar.io/unmasking-usdod-the-enigma-of-the-cyber-realm/
- https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-ransomware-group-claims-to-have-beached-all-sony-systems/
- https://securityaffairs.com/151550/data-breach/ransomed-vc-sony-ntt-alleged-attacks.html
- https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-sept-28-2023/
- https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/ransomedvc-in-the-spotlight-what-we-know-about-the-ransomware-group-targeting-major-japanese-businesses
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Related pages
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Queries
Resolves the slug to this actor, merging every duplicate node sharing the same name.
MATCH (a:ACTOR)
WHERE a.name =~ $pattern OR any(x IN a.aliases WHERE x =~ $pattern)
RETURN a.id AS id, a.name AS name, a.aliases AS aliases, a.description AS description,
a.references AS references, a.campaigns AS campaigns
LIMIT 25Techniques this actor uses, grouped by the tactic each one serves.
MATCH (a:ACTOR {name: $name})-[:USES_TECHNIQUE]->(t:ATTACK_PATTERN)
OPTIONAL MATCH (t)-[:USES_TACTIC]->(tac:ATTACK_PATTERN)
RETURN t.id AS techniqueId, t.name AS techniqueName, tac.id AS tacticId, tac.name AS tacticName
LIMIT 1000Infrastructure publicly attributed to this actor.
MATCH (n)-[:ATTRIBUTED_TO]->(a:ACTOR {name: $name})
RETURN labels(n)[0] AS kind, n.name AS name
LIMIT 25Or query Whisper from your own LLM workflow via the Whisper MCP server.