Root ransomware

Root is a ransomware operation tracked by VULONE since September 2026.

Defunct First seen Sep 2026

0Victims claimed on leak sites

0Victims in the last 30 days

0Victims in the last 90 days

0Countries hit

0Leak-site URLs tracked

—Latest claim recorded

Tactics, techniques and procedures

ATT&CK technique mapping for Root 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 Root ransomware still active?

Root is tracked as defunct.

How many victims has Root claimed?

VULONE has recorded 0 leak-site victim claims attributed to Root, across 0 countries and 0 sectors.

Which industries does Root target?

Sector data for Root victims is not yet available.

Which countries are most affected by Root?

Country data for Root victims is not yet available.

Where does VULONE get Root 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.

VULONE research mentioning Root

NASBleed: Inside a 343k-Host Credential Spill343,000 plain-text NAS and RDP logins found sitting in an open directory, most of them factory defaults. How the dump feeds access brokers, Flotilla: Anatomy of an Undocumented Cross-Platform Covert-Browser Botnet Delivered Through the GCleaner ChannelAn undocumented Turkish-language malware platform running a covert Electron browser botnet on Windows and arm64 agents on macOS, sharing one

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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].