Ransomware group profile · #225 by claimed victims

Chort ransomware

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.

Active First seen Nov 2024

7Victims claimed on leak sites

0Victims in the last 30 days

0Victims in the last 90 days

2Countries hit

1Leak-site URLs tracked, 0 online

22 Nov 2024Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Chort claims to have breached, from 7 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Top sectors

Education4

Agriculture and Food Production1

Government & Defense1

Technology1

Top countries

United States6

Kuwait1

Latest claimed victims 7 most recent

Victim	Sector	Country	Claimed
sheboyganwi.gov sheboyganwi.gov	Government & Defense	US	22 Nov 2024
texanscan.org texanscan.org	Education	US	17 Nov 2024
edwardsburgschoolsfoundation.org edwardsburgschoolsfoundation.org	Education	US	17 Nov 2024
Tri-TechElectronics.com tri-techelectronics.com	Technology	US	17 Nov 2024
bartow.k12.ga.us bartow.k12.ga.us	Education	US	17 Nov 2024
paaf.gov.kw paaf.gov.kw	Agriculture and Food Production	KW	17 Nov 2024
hartwick.edu hartwick.edu	Education	US	17 Nov 2024

All 7 Chort victims, searchable

Full victim list with claim posts, domains, timing and exports, plus the negotiation chats and leak-site screenshots VULONE archives for this crew.

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Tactics, techniques and procedures

ATT&CK technique mapping for Chort is in progress. Victimology, infrastructure status and leak-site tracking are live above.

Indicators, detections and the full playbook

Hashes, C2 addresses, onion services, Sigma and YARA detections per technique, and the negotiation transcripts are available to signed-in analysts.

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Frequently asked

Is Chort ransomware still active?

Chort is tracked as active. The most recent leak-site claim VULONE recorded is dated 22 November 2024.

How many victims has Chort claimed?

VULONE has recorded 7 leak-site victim claims attributed to Chort since November 2024, across 2 countries and 4 sectors.

Which industries does Chort target?

The sectors most often named on the Chort leak site are Education, Agriculture and Food Production, Government & Defense.

Which countries are most affected by Chort?

Most Chort victims recorded by VULONE are located in United States, Kuwait.

Where does VULONE get Chort victim data?

Claims are collected continuously from the group's own leak sites and cross-checked with ransomware.live and RansomLook. A claim is the group's assertion, not a confirmed breach.

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Victim claims are collected from leak sites and enrichment partners (ransomware.live, RansomLook) and represent the group's own assertions, not confirmed breaches. Profile last updated 16 September 2026. Questions or corrections: [email protected].