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abyss

Abyss (also known as Abyss Locker) is a ransomware operation first identified in March 2023, derived from the Babuk source code, that targets Windows and Linux/VMware ESXi systems using double-extortion tactics across healthcare, manufacturing, finance, and technology sectors — predominantly in North America.

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Motivation
ransomware
First seen
2026-05-14
Last seen
2026-08-26
Sectors
professional-services, technology, healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture-and-food-production, financial-services, transportation, retail-e-commerce, hospitality, energy-utilities, other, business-services
Status
Active

Activity timeline

A dated ledger of actor-claimed victims, campaigns, indicators, identity mappings, relationships, and CVE links. Each date states what it measures. For extensive leak-site histories, victim entries are limited to the 100 most recent distinct listings.

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Victim claimMEMSIC listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Last observed
Indicator1 indicator cataloged

Types: onion.

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Victim claimlandkreis-limburg-weilburg.de listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimSchool Facility Consultants listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimtechnic.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimthinlinetech.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimsitoy.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimdillonyarn.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimoptimumdesign.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimmoinian.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimhptc.org listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimbrett-robinson.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimcrownlaboratories.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimentandallergy.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimmdm-insurance.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimceratec.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimhalex.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimFour Eye Clinics listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimjpcgroupinc.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimenvirosep.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimkingpower.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimbataviacontainer.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimpez.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimberkotfoods.com listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimglts.net listed by abyss

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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The interactive view includes 92 dated events with category filters and paging.

Identity and attribution

Exact names and tracking identifiers resolve to this canonical profile. Rebrands, affiliations, and overlapping clusters remain separate confidence-rated relationships.

Name map

abyssCanonical Name

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