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againstthewest

AgainstTheWest (ATW) is a hacktivist group active since October 2021 that targets governments and corporations perceived as authoritarian, breaching organizations like Alibaba, Sberbank, and Gazprom using custom ransomware and wiper malware for ideological disruption rather than financial profit.

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Motivation
ransomware
Status
Dormant

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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Types: onion.

Identity and attribution

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Name map

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