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Vanirgroup ransomware

VanirGroup is an Eastern European ransomware group composed of former affiliates from Karakurt, LockBit, and Knight ransomware that emerged in mid-2024, before German law enforcement (Karlsruhe Public Prosecutor's Office) seized its leak site.

Active First seen Jul 2024
3Victims claimed on leak sites
0Victims in the last 30 days
0Victims in the last 90 days
0Countries hit
0Leak-site URLs tracked
10 Jul 2024Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Vanirgroup claims to have breached, from 3 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Oct 2025: 0OctNov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 0Jan 2026: 0JanFeb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0AprMay 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0JulAug 2026: 0Sep 2026: 0

Top sectors

Technology3

Top countries

No country data yet.

Latest claimed victims 3 most recent

VictimSectorCountryClaimed
Beowulfchain Technology 10 Jul 2024
Qinao Technology 10 Jul 2024
Athlon Technology 10 Jul 2024

All 3 Vanirgroup 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 Vanirgroup 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 Vanirgroup ransomware still active?
Vanirgroup is tracked as active. The most recent leak-site claim VULONE recorded is dated 10 July 2024.
How many victims has Vanirgroup claimed?
VULONE has recorded 3 leak-site victim claims attributed to Vanirgroup since July 2024, across 0 countries and 1 sectors.
Which industries does Vanirgroup target?
The sectors most often named on the Vanirgroup leak site are Technology.
Which countries are most affected by Vanirgroup?
Country data for Vanirgroup victims is not yet available.
Where does VULONE get Vanirgroup 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].