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StormouS-X

StormouS-X is a ransomware group with a financial motive, tracked by Brandefense. It targets 18 sectors, including Government and Technology, in 48 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. It uses 1 MITRE ATT&CK technique.

Also known as
  • Stormous
  • stormous Team
  • STMX
  • Stormous Ransomware Group
Techniques
1
Exploited CVEs
No CVE data
First seen
Mar 22, 2022
Last seen
Jun 28, 2026
Record updated

Who They Target.

Labelsransomware

About StormouS-X.

Stormous is an Arabic-speaking, pro-Russian ransomware and hacktivist group active since at least 2022, known for politically motivated attacks across 15+ countries, collaborating with GhostSec on the GhostLocker 2.0 RaaS platform and inheriting GhostSec's RaaS operations in mid-2024.

Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from structured threat intelligence and reviewed by Brandefense analysts. Techniques follow the MITRE ATT&CK framework.