Orca Ransomware
TrackedThreat actor group tracked in the global ransomware database · Last disclosure: Apr 27, 2026
ThreatAI Analysis
Compiled from the ransomware.live profile for Orca and from this database. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.
Who Orca is
Orca is a ransomware group that emerged in September 2024, identified as a variant of the Zeppelin malware family, targeting organizations in manufacturing and logistics across Taiwan, Tunisia, Austria, and France, claiming to avoid hospitals, government institutions, and non-profits.
Recorded activity
Disclosures attributed to Orca in this database run from September 2024 to April 2026, totalling 5 victims — 0% of everything tracked here. Orca has listed victims in 5 countries in this database, most often China, followed by Colombia and Austria. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Technology, Agriculture and Food Production, Transportation/Logistics.
YARA detection rules
orca.yar
/*
orca ransomware
*/
rule orca_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.orca"
description = "Detects orca ransomware ransom note or artifact"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$name1 = "orca" ascii nocase
$name2 = "ORCA" ascii
$onion = "orca.onion" ascii nocase
condition:
any of them
}Community-contributed rules for Orca, 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
Orca is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 5 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Orca in our dataset dates to September 2024.
Geographically, Orca has targeted organisations in 5 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is China with 1 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include Colombia, Austria, Italy.
Industry-wise, Orca shows a concentration in the Technology, Agriculture and Food Production, Transportation/Logistics 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, Orca 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 5 most recent of the 5 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.
Recent Victim Disclosures (showing 5 of 5)
| # | Organization | Country | Sector | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casale Del Giglio www.casaledelgiglio.it | 🇮🇹 Italy | Agriculture and Food Production | Apr 27, 2026 |
| 2 | Transport Lutztulln transport.lutztulln.com | 🇦🇹 Austria | Transportation/Logistics | May 7, 2025 |
| 3 | Transtec SAS transtec.com.co | 🇨🇴 Colombia | Technology | Oct 4, 2024 |
| 4 | Chernan Technology chernan.com | 🇨🇳 China | Technology | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 5 | ExcelPlast Tunisie excelplastunisie.com | TN | Manufacturing | Sep 16, 2024 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Orca ransomware?
Orca is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 5 victims since its first known activity in September 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 Orca attacked?
Orca has claimed 5 victims in our database, representing 0% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are China, Colombia, Austria, Italy.
Which countries does Orca target?
Orca has attacked organizations in 5 countries. The top targeted countries are: China, Colombia, Austria, Italy.
Which industries does Orca target?
Orca most frequently targets the Technology, Agriculture and Food Production, Transportation/Logistics sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.
Is Orca still active?
Orca's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on April 27, 2026. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.