APT / THREAT GROUP💰 FINANCIAL
VanHelsing
2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
VanHelsing is a multi-platform RaaS operation that launched on March 7, 2025, requiring a $5,000 affiliate deposit and splitting ransoms 80/20, supporting Windows, Linux, BSD, ARM, and ESXi targets, reaching at least five victims across the US, France, Italy, and Australia within its first two months.
Threat Analysis
VanHelsing 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 VanHelsing prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
External References
Quick Facts
TypeAPT / Threat Group
Motivation💰 financial
Aliases2
Also Known As
VanHelsingwin.vanhelsing
External Intelligence
Malpedia: win.vanhelsingResearch Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.