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darkbit

DarkBit is an ideologically motivated ransomware group that appeared in February 2023, primarily targeting Israeli entities — most notably the Technion Institute of Technology — with politically charged ransom notes condemning Israeli government policies, assessed to be linked to Iranian state-sponsored activity.

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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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