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Kraken

As of Oct 19, 2026, Kraken has listed 24 confirmed victims on its leak site since Feb 9, 2025, 0.1% of all victims tracked by Brandefense. Its most targeted country is United States (37.5% of its victims) and its most targeted sector is Manufacturing.

Kraken is a Russian-speaking ransomware group that emerged in February 2025, believed to have links to the HelloKitty operation, employing a RaaS model notable for a benchmarking step that measures victim machine speed to optimize encryption, and in September 2025 launched an underground criminal forum called "The Last Haven Board."

Also known asKraken Ransomware
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Confirmed Victims
24
Rank By Victims
#158
Last Leak-Site Post
Aug 11, 2026
Top Country
United States
Top Sector
Manufacturing

Victims Posted Per Month.

Kraken confirmed victims per month
MonthConfirmed victims
November 20251
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20261
September 20260
October 2026 (month in progress)0
Updated continuously · figures as of Oct 19, 2026

Latest Kraken Victims.

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Latest confirmed leak-site victims claimed by Kraken
VictimCountryIndustryData claimedPosted
gingerconsulting.com
gingerconsulting.com
UnknownUnknownNot stated
pointcag.com
pointcag.com
USUnited StatesUnknownNot stated
ronvil.com
ronvil.com
USUnited StatesUnknown219 GB
mada.com.kw
mada.com.kw
KWKuwaitTechnology, TelecommunicationsNot stated
optyma.co.uk
optyma.co.uk
UnknownUnknownNot stated
pomerandboccia.com
pomerandboccia.com
CACanadaUnknownNot stated

How They Operate.

Kraken's threat actor profile lists 18 ATT&CK techniques, 1 malware and tools, with its targets and related actors.

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Who Kraken Targets.

Sectors

  1. Manufacturing312.5%
  2. Technology312.5%
  3. Aerospace and Defense14.2%
  4. Construction14.2%
  5. Financial Services14.2%

Countries

  1. USUnited States937.5%
  2. CACanada416.7%
  3. ESSpain312.5%
  4. BDBangladesh14.2%
  5. DKDenmark14.2%
Shares are of this group's confirmed victims.

History.


  1. First confirmed victim listed on its leak site

  2. First seen in Brandefense data

  3. Busiest month on record: 7 confirmed victims

  4. Most recent leak-site post

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Confirmed leak-site claims collected by Brandefense technologies and validated by Brandefense analysts.

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