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Ciphbit Ransomware

Tracked

Threat actor group tracked in the global ransomware database · Last disclosure: Feb 10, 2026

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Double Extortion Target: Business Services
26
Total Victims
0.1% of all tracked
9
Countries Targeted
10
Sectors Targeted
2024
First Seen

ThreatAI Analysis

Compiled from the ransomware.live profile for Ciphbit and from this database. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

Ciphbit is a ransomware-as-a-service group known to have attacked 26 victims across nine countries since April 2023, focusing on small-to-medium sized businesses in Europe and North America with notable operations in the United States, Italy, and Portugal.

Who Ciphbit is

CiphBit is a ransomware-as-a-service group active since April 2023, targeting small-to-mid-sized businesses across the UK, Europe, and North America with 38 known victims, employing a data-broker model with selective free leaks to pressure victims alongside standard double extortion.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Ciphbit in this database run from January 2024 to February 2026, totalling 26 victims — 0.1% of everything tracked here. Ciphbit has listed victims in 9 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by Italy and Portugal. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Business Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing.

YARA detection rules

ciphbit.yar
/*
ciphbit ransomware
*/

rule ciphbit_Ransomnote
{
    meta:
        author = "ransomware.live"
        family = "ransomware.ciphbit"
        description = "Detects ciphbit ransomware ransom note or artifact"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        severity = 7
        score = 70

    strings:
        $name1 = "ciphbit" ascii nocase
        $name2 = "CIPHBIT" ascii
        $onion  = "ciphbit.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Ciphbit, reproduced as published. Test them against your own corpus before relying on them: rule quality and false-positive behaviour vary by author.

Threat Actor Analysis

Ciphbit is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 26 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0.1% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Ciphbit in our dataset dates to January 2024.

Geographically, Ciphbit has targeted organisations in 9 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is United States with 8 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include Italy, Portugal, France.

Industry-wise, Ciphbit shows a concentration in the Business Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing 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, Ciphbit 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 26 most recent of the 26 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.

Recent Victim Disclosures (showing 26 of 26)

# Organization Country Sector Date
1 Affiliate ciphbitqyg26jor7eeo6xieyq7reouctefrompp6ogvhqjba7uo4xdid.onion Feb 10, 2026
2 Become Affiliate ciphbitqyg26jor7eeo6xieyq7reouctefrompp6ogvhqjba7uo4xdid.onion Feb 10, 2026
3 Clínica Villa Zaita clinicavillazaita.com PA Healthcare Dec 2, 2025
4 Church of the Ascension Anglican ascensionlondon.com 🇺🇸 United States Nov 26, 2025
5 Jimfor, S.A. jimfor.com 🇪🇸 Spain Oct 28, 2025
6 Corneilhan www.corneilhan.fr 🇫🇷 France Agriculture and Food Production Oct 20, 2025
7 Peppermint Properties peppermintproperties.ca 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Business Services Oct 20, 2025
8 Bader Gruppe badergruppe.com 🇩🇪 Germany Manufacturing Sep 29, 2025
9 António Belém & António Gonçalve www.abag-sroc.pt 🇵🇹 Portugal Sep 24, 2025
10 Kitevuc - Equipamentos E Veiculo www.kitevuc.com 🇧🇷 Brazil Sep 24, 2025
11 iptelecom GmbH www.iptelecom.at 🇩🇪 Germany Telecommunication May 27, 2025
12 Therma Seal Insulation Systems thermaseal.net 🇺🇸 United States Construction Feb 12, 2025
13 Kitevuc - Equipamentos E Veiculos Utilitários E Comerciais kitevuc.com 🇵🇹 Portugal Manufacturing Jan 1, 2025
14 António Belém & António Gonçalves abag-sroc.pt 🇵🇹 Portugal Financial Services Dec 13, 2024
15 AXEON 360 axeon-360.com 🇫🇷 France Energy Nov 13, 2024
16 CopySmart LLC copysmart.us 🇺🇸 United States Business Services Oct 4, 2024
17 Southern Fire Sprinkler southernfiresprinkler.com 🇺🇸 United States Business Services Sep 28, 2024
18 Luigi Convertini luigiconvertini.it 🇮🇹 Italy Business Services Aug 21, 2024
19 Keios Development Consulting keios.it 🇮🇹 Italy Business Services Aug 16, 2024
20 FD S.R.L fdsrl.it 🇮🇹 Italy Technology Aug 15, 2024
21 TrueNet Communications Corp truenetcommunications.com 🇺🇸 United States Business Services Apr 17, 2024
22 Macuz macuz.it 🇮🇹 Italy Consumer Services Apr 9, 2024
23 TermoPlastic S.R.L termoplastic.it 🇮🇹 Italy Manufacturing Apr 6, 2024
24 Commerce Dental Group commercedentistry.com 🇺🇸 United States Healthcare Apr 5, 2024
25 Pot O’ Gold Coffee potogoldcoffee.com 🇺🇸 United States Business Services Feb 25, 2024
26 MPM Medical Supply mpmmedicalsupply.com 🇺🇸 United States Healthcare Jan 2, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ciphbit ransomware?

Ciphbit is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 26 victims since its first known activity in January 2024. The group operates by infiltrating target networks, exfiltrating data, encrypting files, and threatening to publish stolen data on a dark web leak site if the ransom is not paid.

How many victims has Ciphbit attacked?

Ciphbit has claimed 26 victims in our database, representing 0.1% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are United States, Italy, Portugal, France.

Which countries does Ciphbit target?

Ciphbit has attacked organizations in 9 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, Italy, Portugal, France.

Which industries does Ciphbit target?

Ciphbit most frequently targets the Business Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.

Is Ciphbit still active?

Ciphbit's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on February 10, 2026. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.