nightspire ransomware group
NightSpire is a ransomware group that first emerged in March 2025 and rapidly claimed over 250 victims across retail, manufacturing, healthcare, finance, and education sectors in the US, France, India, Taiwan, and Japan, using aggressive double-extortion with ransom deadlines as short as two days.
- Claims in 7 days
- 3
- Claims in 30 days
- 6
- Reported techniques
- 31
Listings on leak sites are claims by criminals. They are unverified and can be false. coldbraid shows counts here, not names.
Where it claims victims
| Country | Claims in 60 days |
|---|---|
| Italy | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Argentina | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
Sectors
| Sector | Claims in 60 days |
|---|---|
| Other | 2 |
| Professional Services | 1 |
| Healthcare | 1 |
| Energy & Utilities | 1 |
| Technology | 1 |
Reported techniques
Valid AccountsBrute ForceExploit Public-Facing ApplicationPhishingCommand and Scripting InterpreterSoftware Deployment ToolsScheduled Task/JobCreate AccountBoot or Logon Autostart ExecutionExploitation for Privilege EscalationObfuscated Files or InformationMasqueradingIndicator RemovalSystem Binary Proxy ExecutionOS Credential DumpingUnsecured CredentialsNetwork Service DiscoveryProcess DiscoverySystem Information DiscoveryFile and Directory DiscoveryRemote ServicesWindows Management InstrumentationAutomated CollectionArchive Collected DataExfiltration Over C2 ChannelExfiltration Over Alternative ProtocolExfiltration Over Web ServiceApplication Layer ProtocolEncrypted ChannelData Encrypted for ImpactDevelop Capabilities