insomnia
Intelligence Profile
Insomnia is a data-theft and extortion group that emerged in October 2025, targeting primarily US-based healthcare organizations — stealing patient files and threatening public exposure rather than encrypting files — and avoiding former Soviet states, consistent with Russian-speaking cybercrime norms.
Threat Analysis
insomnia is a known-sophistication threat actor of undetermined national origin, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of financial.
Financially motivated threat actors like insomnia prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Known Campaigns
Insomnia is conducting an active ransomware campaign targeting organizations across 1 country. Primary targets: Healthcare. 11 confirmed victims recorded in the last 45 days. Campaign status: ACTIVE (last activity 9 Apr 2026).