APT / THREAT GROUP💰 FINANCIAL
lockdata
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aliases
Intelligence Profile
LockData Auction is a dark web marketplace that emerged around May 2021 operating an invite-only stolen data auction portal, representing a shift toward pure data-theft extortion with auctions for stolen corporate data starting from $50,000, rather than a traditional ransomware encryptor operation.
Threat Analysis
lockdata 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 lockdata prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
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Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Motivation💰 financial
Aliases1
Also Known As
lockdata
DLS Infrastructure
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Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.