Pay2Key Ransomware — Victims, Campaigns & Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
5
occurrences
First Seen
March 25, 2026
Last Seen
April 15, 2026

Pay2Key is a ransomware_group tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 3 threat clusters built from 5 intelligence report mentions.

Pay2Key is a ransomware_group tracked across 3 threat clusters and 5 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed March 25, 2026; most recent activity April 15, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

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  • Linux Ransomware Pay2Key Targets Enterprise Systems and Cloud Workloads

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Recent Intelligence Reports

  • Researchers Spot Surge in Brute — Infosecurity-Magazine · April 15, 2026
  • Iran-Linked Pay2Key Ransomware Group Re — Infosecurity-Magazine · March 26, 2026
  • Linux Ransomware Pay2Key Attacking Organizations Ervers, Virtualization Hosts, and Cloud Workloads — Cybersecuritynews · March 25, 2026
  • Iran — Cybersecuritydive · March 25, 2026
  • Linux Ransomware Pay2Key Targets Servers, Virtualization Hosts, and Cloud Workloads — Gbhackers · March 25, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is Pay2Key?

Pay2Key is a ransomware_group tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 3 threat clusters built from 5 intelligence report mentions.

Is Pay2Key still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Pay2Key on ThreatCluster is dated April 15, 2026. Activity was first observed March 25, 2026, giving a tracked span from then to April 15, 2026.

What is Pay2Key associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Pay2Key most frequently co-occurs with Brute Force, Ransomware, Fortinet, Sonicwall, Stryker, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Pay2Key?

The most significant recent cluster is “Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting SonicWall and Fortinet Devices” (4 articles · Updated April 15, 2026). Pay2Key appears across 3 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Pay2Key?

Pay2Key appears in 5 intelligence report mentions across 3 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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