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Ransomware group

Noname ransomware

3 victims listed on the Noname leak site across 2 countries. Most recent disclosure .

Victims
3
0% of all tracked
Countries
2
Most: United States
Sectors
3
Most: Technology
First seen
Jan 2024
In this database

ThreatAI analysis

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

Who Noname is

NoName (also known as CosmicBeetle) is a ransomware group active since at least 2020 targeting small and medium-sized businesses globally using its custom ScRansom tool, exploiting vulnerabilities like EternalBlue and ZeroLogon, and becoming a RansomHub affiliate to access that platform's RaaS infrastructure.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Noname in this database run from January 2024 to January 2024, totalling 3 victims — 0% of everything tracked here. Noname has listed victims in 2 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by Brazil. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Technology, Business Services, Agriculture and Food Production.

Indicators of compromise

Showing a sample of 3 EMAIL on file. Hashes and network indicators published for Noname. Leak-site addresses are deliberately excluded. Indicators age quickly — treat a match as a starting point for investigation, and an absence of matches as no assurance.

YARA detection rules

noname.yar
/*
noname ransomware
*/

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

    strings:
        $name1 = "noname" ascii nocase
        $name2 = "NONAME" ascii
        $onion  = "noname.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Noname, 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

Noname has disclosed 3 victims on its leak site, 0% of all ransomware listings tracked in this database. Its earliest disclosure here dates to January 2024.

The group has listed organisations in 2 countries, most often in United States (2 victims), followed by Brazil.

By industry, its listings concentrate in Technology, Business Services, Agriculture and Food Production — sectors that hold sensitive data or cannot tolerate long outages, both of which raise the pressure to pay.

Like most current ransomware operations, Noname is likely to use double extortion: data is stolen before files are encrypted, and organisations that refuse to pay are named on the leak site with the stolen data as leverage.

Noname victims 3

Organization Disclosed
nobleweb.com
USUnited States
onyx-fire.com
USUnited States
selmi.com.br
BRBrazil

Frequently asked questions

What is Noname ransomware?

Noname is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 3 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 Noname attacked?

Noname has claimed 3 victims in our database, representing 0% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are United States, Brazil.

Which countries does Noname target?

Noname has attacked organizations in 2 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, Brazil.

Which industries does Noname target?

Noname most frequently targets the Technology, Business Services, Agriculture and Food Production sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.

Is Noname still active?

Noname's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on January 16, 2024. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.