Direwolf Ransomware

Direwolf is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 124 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0.6% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Direwolf in our dataset dates to May 2025.

Geographically, Direwolf has targeted organisations in 35 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is United States with 25 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil.

Industry-wise, Direwolf shows a concentration in the Technology, 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, Direwolf 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 124 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.