lamashtu
Intelligence Profile
Lamashtu is an extortion group that first appeared in April 2026, claiming attacks against organizations in France, Romania, and Thailand across energy, pharmaceutical, and film sectors; it has not yet been confirmed as operating actual file-encrypting ransomware rather than pure data-theft extortion.
Threat Analysis
lamashtu is a ransomware operation that deploys encryption-based extortion against organizations globally. This group maintains a data leak site (DLS) to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Financially motivated threat actors like lamashtu prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Ransomware Victims (37)
CTIWATCH tracks 37 organizations claimed as victims by lamashtu on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.
View full victims list →Known Campaigns
Lamashtu is conducting an active ransomware campaign targeting organizations across 0 countries. 12 confirmed victims recorded in the last 45 days. Campaign status: ACTIVE (last activity 14 Apr 2026).