barracuda
Intelligence Assessment
Barracuda is a ransomware operation driven by financial motivations. It functions as a cybercriminal entity targeting various industries.
The group has impacted 4 victims in the last 90 days, primarily across the Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Technology sectors in China, South Korea, and the United States.
The actor is currently active, with the most recent attack occurring on 2026-08-06.
Threat Analysis
barracuda 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 barracuda 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 (4)
CTIWATCH tracks 4 organizations claimed as victims by barracuda on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.
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