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chort

Chort is a double-extortion ransomware group (whose name means "Devil" in Russian) that emerged in October 2024, primarily targeting US education and government sectors, with notable victims including the City of Sheboygan and Kuwait's Ministry of Finance.

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Motivation
ransomware
Last seen
2024-11-17
Sectors
education, agriculture-and-food-production, government-defense, technology
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.

First listed
Victim claimtexanscan.org listed by chort

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

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First listed
Victim claimTri-TechElectronics.com listed by chort

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

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First listed
Victim claimpaaf.gov.kw listed by chort

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

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Last observed
Indicator1 indicator cataloged

Types: onion.

Claimed
Victim claimsheboyganwi.gov listed by chort

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

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Victim claimhartwick.edu listed by chort

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

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Victim claimbartow.k12.ga.us listed by chort

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

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Victim claimedwardsburgschoolsfoundation.org listed by chort

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

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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

chortCanonical Name

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