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direwolf

Known ransomware group ACTIVE
Currently active

Dire Wolf is a sophisticated human-operated ransomware group first documented in May 2025, written in Golang using Curve25519/ChaCha20 encryption, targeting manufacturing and technology sectors across 13+ countries with ransoms up to $500,000, operated by a tight core team rather than a broad affiliate program.

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Total Claims

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Records Claimed

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Industries Hit

Active span: Sep 9, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026 · 2 organizations targeted

Currently active
Activity 3.0 Severity 10.0 Sectors 2.3 Tooling 0.0

Actor Threat Profile

Activity Timeline

Peak: Sep 2026 (1)
Sep 2026
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Oct 2026

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Top Targeted Industries

Financial Services 2

Tradecraft & Infrastructure

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