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hellcat

HellCat is a ransomware-as-a-service group that formed in Q4 2024 and quickly became notable for high-profile attacks against Schneider Electric, Telefónica, and Israel's Knesset, primarily gaining initial access via stolen Jira credentials harvested by infostealer malware, targeting critical infrastructure and government entities.

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Motivation
ransomware
Last seen
2025-04-07
Sectors
technology, education, retail-e-commerce, government-defense, financial-services, professional-services, energy-utilities
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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Victim claimCVTE listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimPotomac Financial Services listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimP**o*** listed by hellcat

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

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Indicator7 indicators cataloged

Types: onion.

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Victim claimLeoVegas AB listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimRacami listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimAsseco listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimTranssion Holdings listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimOmnitracs listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimGrupo Santillana listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimHighWire Press listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimAscom Holding AG listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimOneDealer listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimCar Care Plan - Turkey listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimSistem Informasi Pengelolaan Keuangan Daerah (SIPKD) listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimPinger - USA listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimCollege of Business - Tanzania listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimMinistry of Education - Jordan listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimSchneider Electric - France listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimThe Knesset - Israel listed by hellcat

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

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Victim claimElectronics For Imaging listed by hellcat

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

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