Direwolf

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Also known as Dire Wolf, DireWolf
Reports
17
First seen
Mar 19, 2026
Last seen
Aug 11, 2026
Motivation
Financial

Targeting

Victim regions
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Germany×1
United States×1
Spain×1

Victim country, only when stated. Corpus is predominantly English-language reporting, so US/EU coverage is overweighted relative to true victim distribution.

Top ATT&CK techniques

T1027.002 Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing ×1T1566 Phishing ×1T1562 Impair Defenses ×1T1110 Brute Force ×1T1569.002 System Services: Service Execution ×1T1562.009 Impair Defenses: Safe Mode Boot ×1T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact ×1T1543.003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service ×1T1059.003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell ×1T1489 Service Stop ×1T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution ×1T1078 Valid Accounts ×1

Indicators

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Associated CVEs

Recent reports

High

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes Leafwell as victim

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Direwolf ransomware gang publishes BigSpark as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang claims Chat Jurídico victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang claims new victim: Merge

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Medium

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes Swyft Inc. as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware claims AliveCor, Inc. as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes Statista GmbH as victim

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High

Direwolf publishes Quironsalud as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes Health Carousel as victim

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Medium

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes new victim: Fondo

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High

Direwolf ransomware group claims Osmo Wallet victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang claims Jewelex as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware claims Clínica Vida as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware gang publishes Did Asia as victim

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High

Direwolf ransomware group claims Nueva Pescanova Group as victim

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High

State of ransomware in 2026: post-quantum cryptography, encryptionless extortion, and industrialized access brokers

Kaspersky Securelist
High

EDR Killers Explained: Beyond the Drivers — ESET's Analysis of 90 Active Tools

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