Charon is a ransomware threat group observed conducting targeted intrusions in the Middle East, including against public-sector organizations and the aviation industry. Reporting characterizes the group as using advanced APT-style tradecraft rather than purely opportunistic ransomware deployment, indicating a more selective and operationally mature intrusion model. Charon has been associated with enterprise-focused attacks and is notable for combining ransomware activity with techniques more commonly seen in state-aligned or highly capable intrusion sets. Known aliases include Charon and charon_ransomware.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
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Charon Ransomware is targeting enterprises in the Middle East using advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques, including those associated with Earth Baxia.
Ransomware group targeting public sector and aviation in the Middle East, using advanced APT-style techniques.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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