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netwalker

NetWalker ransomware group operates by the threat actor known as "CIRCUS SPIDER". The NetWalker ransomware was discovered in 2019. The group mainly targeting the Asia Pacific region but can attack globally. The group uses common attacking tools like Mimikatz and other legitimate tools (LOLBINS) like PSTools, AnyDesk, TeamViewer, NLBrute, and more. The group knowing by targeting the healthcare sector. Finally, in January 2021, Netwalker was takedown by the authorities, the police have confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments collected by the Netwalker group, and they seized servers and disrupted the infrastructure and the darknet websites of the Netwalker ransomware group.

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Motivation
ransomware
Last seen
2020-12-12
Sectors
manufacturing, energy-utilities, technology, healthcare, government-defense, education, transportation, retail-e-commerce
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 claimNygard International listed by netwalker

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

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Victim claimCSAT Solutions listed by netwalker

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Victim claimEnel Group listed by netwalker

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Victim claimWilmington Surgical Associates listed by netwalker

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Victim claimKYB Corporation listed by netwalker

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Victim claimEquinix listed by netwalker

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Victim claimK-Electric (electric utility supplier) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimCygilant (threat detection cybersecurity company) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimJands listed by netwalker

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Victim claimDireccion Nacional de Migraciones (Argentina's official immigration agency) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimEntrust Energy listed by netwalker

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Victim claimOlympia House (Petaluma) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimForsee Power listed by netwalker

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Victim claimCenter for Fertility and Gynecology (Los Angeles) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimCanadian Tire listed by netwalker

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Victim claimAlfanar listed by netwalker

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Victim claimTrinity Metro (Fort Worth transit agency) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimLorien Health Services listed by netwalker

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Victim claimColumbia College of Chicago listed by netwalker

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Victim claimUniversity of San Francisco (UCSF) listed by netwalker

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Victim claimMichigan State University listed by netwalker

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Victim claimSpectra Logic listed by netwalker

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

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Victim claimNetwork of Village of Weiz listed by netwalker

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

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Victim claimNorthwest Territories Power Corporation listed by netwalker

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

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Identity and attribution

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