Ransom Cartel Ransomware — Victims, Campaigns & Activity

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency
6
occurrences
First Seen
August 5, 2026
Last Seen
August 7, 2026

Ransom Cartel is a ransomware_group tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 2 threat clusters built from 6 intelligence report mentions.

Ransom Cartel is a ransomware_group tracked across 2 threat clusters and 6 intelligence report mentions on ThreatCluster. First observed August 5, 2026; most recent activity August 7, 2026.

Related Threat Clusters

  • CISA Warns of Critical Exploits in Langflow, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws

    CISA has added critical vulnerabilities in IBM Langflow, Apache Tomcat, and N-able N-central to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, with a deadline for federal agencies to patch by August 7, 2026. The Langflow…

    2 articles · Updated August 7, 2026
  • Ransom Cartel Leader Sentenced to 16 Years for Cybercrime

    Maksim Silnikau, the creator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for orchestrating attacks against at least 18 companies worldwide from 2021 to 2023. The U.S. Department of…

    5 articles · Updated August 6, 2026

Recent Intelligence Reports

  • [SecurityIntel] 06 Aug | CISA Warns of Exploited Langflow and Tomcat Flaws — Buttondown · August 7, 2026
  • Ransom Cartel creator sentenced to 16 years in prison — Cyberscoop · August 6, 2026
  • Ransom Cartel operator Maksim Silnikau jailed for 16 years — Bitdefender · August 6, 2026
  • Ransom Cartel Leader Sentenced to 16 Years in U.S. — Securityaffairs.Co · August 6, 2026
  • Belarusian hacker sentenced to 16 years for Ransom Cartel ransomware scheme — Teiss · August 6, 2026
  • Ransom Cartel ransomware creator sentenced to 16 years in prison — Bleepingcomputer · August 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

What is Ransom Cartel?

Ransom Cartel is a ransomware_group tracked by ThreatCluster, appearing in 2 threat clusters built from 6 intelligence report mentions.

Is Ransom Cartel still active?

The most recent intelligence report mentioning Ransom Cartel on ThreatCluster is dated August 7, 2026. Activity was first observed August 5, 2026, giving a tracked span from then to August 7, 2026.

What is Ransom Cartel associated with?

Across ThreatCluster reporting, Ransom Cartel most frequently co-occurs with Salt Typhoon, Malware, Phishing, Ransomware, Supply Chain Attack, among 12 tracked related entities.

What are the latest developments involving Ransom Cartel?

The most significant recent cluster is “CISA Warns of Critical Exploits in Langflow, Tomcat, and N-central Flaws” (2 articles · Updated August 7, 2026). Ransom Cartel appears across 2 threat clusters in total, listed above with sources.

How much reporting does ThreatCluster have on Ransom Cartel?

Ransom Cartel appears in 6 intelligence report mentions across 2 deduplicated threat clusters, aggregated from 17,000+ monitored sources.

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