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Madliberator Ransomware

Tracked

Threat actor group tracked in the global ransomware database ยท Last disclosure: Oct 1, 2024

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Double Extortion Target: Business Services
16
Total Victims
0.1% of all tracked
11
Countries Targeted
7
Sectors Targeted
2024
First Seen

ThreatAI Analysis

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

Madliberator is a ransomware group responsible for infecting 16 victims across 11 countries, with Spain, Italy, and the United States hardest hit, targeting sectors like business services, technology, and manufacturing.

Who Madliberator is

MadLiberator is a ransomware group that emerged in mid-2024, known for erratic behavior including randomized ransom demands and unpredictable encryption patterns, targeting government entities including the Italian Ministry of Culture and using a data leak site to post exfiltrated files.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Madliberator in this database run from July 2024 to October 2024, totalling 16 victims โ€” 0.1% of everything tracked here. Madliberator has listed victims in 11 countries in this database, most often Spain, followed by Italy and United States. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Business Services, Technology, Manufacturing.

YARA detection rules

madliberator.yar
/*
madliberator ransomware
*/

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

    strings:
        $name1 = "madliberator" ascii nocase
        $name2 = "MADLIBERATOR" ascii
        $onion  = "madliberator.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Madliberator, 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

Madliberator is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 16 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0.1% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Madliberator in our dataset dates to July 2024.

Geographically, Madliberator has targeted organisations in 11 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is Spain with 4 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include Italy, United States, South Korea.

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

Like most modern ransomware operations, Madliberator 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 16 most recent of the 16 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.

Recent Victim Disclosures (showing 16 of 16)

# Organization Country Sector Date
1 marthamedeiros.com.br marthamedeiros.com.br ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil Business Services Oct 1, 2024
2 ctelift.com ctelift.com ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy Business Services Sep 6, 2024
3 ych.com ych.com ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States Transportation/Logistics Sep 4, 2024
4 awsag.com awsag.com ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany Technology Aug 17, 2024
5 suandco.com suandco.com ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea Business Services Aug 7, 2024
6 msprocuradores.es msprocuradores.es ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Business Services Aug 6, 2024
7 coinbv.nl coinbv.nl ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands Technology Aug 2, 2024
8 orbinox.com orbinox.com โ€” Manufacturing Jul 25, 2024
9 ORBINOX orbinox.com ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Manufacturing Jul 24, 2024
10 vrd.be vrd.be ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium Business Services Jul 24, 2024
11 BENICULTURALI.IT BENICULTURALI.IT ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy Public Sector Jul 17, 2024
12 crosswear.co.uk crosswear.co.uk ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom Business Services Jul 17, 2024
13 MONTERO & SEGURA msprocuradores.es ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Business Services Jul 17, 2024
14 sacities.net sacities.net ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa Public Sector Jul 17, 2024
15 VITALDENT vitaldent.com ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain Healthcare Jul 17, 2024
16 zb.co.zw zb.co.zw ZW Financial Services Jul 17, 2024

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Madliberator ransomware?

Madliberator is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 16 victims since its first known activity in July 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 Madliberator attacked?

Madliberator has claimed 16 victims in our database, representing 0.1% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are Spain, Italy, United States, South Korea.

Which countries does Madliberator target?

Madliberator has attacked organizations in 11 countries. The top targeted countries are: Spain, Italy, United States, South Korea.

Which industries does Madliberator target?

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

Is Madliberator still active?

Madliberator's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on October 1, 2024. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.