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ShadowByt3$ Ransomware Group
Ransomware group profile
Description
ShadowByt3$ is a financially motivated ransomware group that first emerged in October 2025. The group employs a double extortion model, encrypting victim data while also exfiltrating sensitive information and threatening to release it publicly if ransom demands are not met.
Key insights
- •Operates using a double extortion ransomware model, encrypting and exfiltrating data.
- •Primarily targets financial gain through coercive tactics involving public data release threats.
- •Specific initial access methods are unclear, but common vulnerabilities include weak credentials.
- •Threats to release stolen data heighten pressure on victims to comply with ransom demands.
- •The group's operations reflect evolving trends in ransomware tactics, including targeting sectors such as education and healthcare.
Threat Level & Status Breakdown
For ShadowByt3$ · Based on incidents in selected period
Status Breakdown
Recent activity
Monthly attack count for ShadowByt3$ in the selected period
No intelligence data for this group.
TTPs & Attack Vectors
Tools, initial access, and MITRE ATT&CK techniques for ShadowByt3$
T1486
T1486
T1490
T1490
T1078
T1078
T1059
T1059
T1562
T1562
T1021
T1021
T1046
T1046
T1547
T1547
T1021.001
T1021.001
T1035
T1035
Victims(38)
| Company | Country | Status | Discovered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HandyTrac Greystar AZ WARNING | United States | Claimed | about 1 month ago | |
| HandyTrac | United States | Data Leaked | about 1 month ago | |
| University_Of_Georgia | United States | Claimed | 7 months ago | |
| John Engel Team | United States | Data Leaked | about 2 months ago | |
| Ben Leeds Properties WARNING | United States | Claimed | about 2 months ago | |
| Ben Leeds Properties | United Kingdom | Data Leaked | about 2 months ago | |
| LIVABLE PM | United States | Claimed | 2 months ago | |
| LIVABLE | United States | Data Leaked | 2 months ago | |
| Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food Golden Agri-Resources) | Indonesia | Data Leaked | 2 months ago | |
| A-Plus | United Kingdom | Claimed | 2 months ago | |
| Nottingham Trent University | United Kingdom | Data Leaked | 2 months ago | |
| Nintendo | Japan | Data Leaked | 2 months ago | |
| TinyPulse | Japan | Data Leaked | 5 months ago | |
| LEAD | India | Claimed | 5 months ago | |
| Cropwise (Syngenta Group) | Switzerland | Data Leaked | 5 months ago | |
| BreachForums | United States | Data Leaked | 5 months ago | |
| StarBucks | United States | Negotiating | 5 months ago | |
| Amplify Technology | United Kingdom | Claimed | 7 months ago | |
| PowerCampus | India | Claimed | 6 months ago | |
| ⬅ BACK | — | Claimed | 6 months ago |
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Affected countries(16)
Countries where this group has been reported to target or leak victims.