Vanhelsing Ransomware
TrackedThreat actor group tracked in the global ransomware database · Last disclosure: Apr 5, 2025
ThreatAI Analysis
Compiled from the ransomware.live profile for Vanhelsing and from this database. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.
Who Vanhelsing is
VanHelsing is a multi-platform RaaS operation that launched on March 7, 2025, requiring a $5,000 affiliate deposit and splitting ransoms 80/20, supporting Windows, Linux, BSD, ARM, and ESXi targets, reaching at least five victims across the US, France, Italy, and Australia within its first two months.
Recorded activity
Disclosures attributed to Vanhelsing in this database run from March 2025 to April 2025, totalling 8 victims — 0% of everything tracked here. Vanhelsing has listed victims in 5 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by France and Italy. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Technology, Business Services, Healthcare.
Indicators of compromise
- 3e063dc0de937df5841cb9c2ff3e4651
- 5c254d25751269892b6f02d6c6384aef
- 5b28a0fc21ba079b380effb30e853132
- d7ad18e63064ef80cc6b98db54516f6f
- 97150d47ea7779101be6582fc329c2cd
- 084deb26cd9d8eff3f972e8e0c4adfe6
- 193.37.69.225
- 193.37.69.162
Showing a sample of 7 MD5, 2 IP on file. Hashes and network indicators published for Vanhelsing. 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
VanHelsing.yar
/*
VanHelsing ransomware-as-a-service
*/
rule VanHelsing_Ransomnote
{
meta:
author = "ransomware.live"
family = "ransomware.vanhelsing"
description = "Detects VanHelsing ransomware ransom note"
date = "2026-05-04"
severity = 7
score = 70
strings:
$s1 = "VanHelsing" ascii nocase
$s2 = "VANHELSING" ascii
$s3 = "vanhelsing.onion" ascii nocase
$s4 = ".vanhelsing" ascii
condition:
any of them
}Community-contributed rules for Vanhelsing, 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
Vanhelsing is a ransomware threat group that has disclosed 8 victims in publicly accessible leak site data, representing 0% of all ransomware attacks tracked in this database. The earliest victim disclosure attributed to Vanhelsing in our dataset dates to March 2025.
Geographically, Vanhelsing has targeted organisations in 5 countries. The most frequently targeted nation is United States with 4 victim organisations. Other heavily targeted nations include France, Italy, Australia.
Industry-wise, Vanhelsing shows a concentration in the Technology, Business Services, Healthcare 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, Vanhelsing 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 8 most recent of the 8 disclosures we hold for this group; use the link beneath it to page through all of them.
Recent Victim Disclosures (showing 8 of 8)
| # | Organization | Country | Sector | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | caschile.cl caschile.cl | 🇨🇱 Chile | Financial Services | Apr 5, 2025 |
| 2 | alertenterprise.com alertenterprise.com | 🇺🇸 United States | Technology | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 3 | attorneykohm.com attorneykohm.com | 🇺🇸 United States | Business Services | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 4 | compumedics.com.au AND neuromedicalsupplies.com compumedics.com.au | 🇦🇺 Australia | Healthcare | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 5 | studiocdlvallone.it studiocdlvallone.it | 🇮🇹 Italy | Business Services | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 6 | www.medsrx.com medsrx.com | 🇺🇸 United States | Healthcare | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 7 | Atos-racks.com Atos-racks.com | 🇫🇷 France | Technology | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 8 | www.cityofbellville.com cityofbellville.com | 🇺🇸 United States | Public Sector | Mar 17, 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanhelsing ransomware?
Vanhelsing is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 8 victims since its first known activity in March 2025. 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 Vanhelsing attacked?
Vanhelsing has claimed 8 victims in our database, representing 0% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are United States, France, Italy, Australia.
Which countries does Vanhelsing target?
Vanhelsing has attacked organizations in 5 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, France, Italy, Australia.
Which industries does Vanhelsing target?
Vanhelsing most frequently targets the Technology, Business Services, Healthcare sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.
Is Vanhelsing still active?
Vanhelsing's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on April 5, 2025. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.