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Werewolves ransomware

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

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

ThreatAI analysis

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

Who Werewolves is

WereWolves is a Russian-speaking ransomware group that emerged in May 2023, using a modified LockBit 3 (Black) encryptor, operating an unusual public website that actively recruits new members and offers a bug-bounty program with rewards up to $1 million, with at least 26 victims across Russia, the US, and Europe.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Werewolves in this database run from February 2024 to March 2024, totalling 3 victims — 0% of everything tracked here. Werewolves has listed victims in 2 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by Russia. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Business Services, Manufacturing.

YARA detection rules

werewolves.yar 
/*
Werewolves ransomware (LockBit 3.0 variant)
*/

rule Werewolves_Ransomnote
{
    meta:
        author = "ransomware.live"
        family = "ransomware.werewolves"
        description = "Detects Werewolves ransomware ransom note"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        severity = 7
        score = 70

    strings:
        $s1 = "Werewolves" ascii nocase
        $s2 = "WEREWOLVES" ascii
        $s3 = "werewolves.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Werewolves, 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

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

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

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

Like most current ransomware operations, Werewolves 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.

Generated from public leak-site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API and updated automatically.

Werewolves victims 3

Organization Disclosed
vsexshop.ru
RURussia
davidsbridal.com
USUnited States
solveindustrial.com
USUnited States

Frequently asked questions

What is Werewolves ransomware?

Werewolves is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 3 victims since its first known activity in February 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 Werewolves attacked?

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

Which countries does Werewolves target?

Werewolves has attacked organizations in 2 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, Russia.

Which industries does Werewolves target?

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

Is Werewolves still active?

Werewolves's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on March 13, 2024. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.