Apt73 Ransomware

Apt73 is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 158 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0.7% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Apt73 in our dataset dates to April 2024.

Geographically, Apt73 has targeted organisations in 50 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is United States with 20 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include United Kingdom, Brazil, France.

Industry-wise, Apt73 shows a concentration in the Business Services, Technology, Financial Services sectors. These industries are frequently targeted because they manage sensitive data, critical operations, or have lower tolerance for operational downtime — conditions that increase ransom payment likelihood.

Like most modern ransomware operations, Apt73 likely employs a double extortion model: encrypting victim files while simultaneously exfiltrating data, creating dual pressure to pay the ransom. Victim organisations that refuse payment face having their data published on the group's dark web leak site.

Note: This profile is generated from public leak site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. Data is updated automatically. The table below lists the 100 most recent of the 158 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.