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Settra is a financially motivated ransomware and data-extortion group first observed in June 2026. It conducts opportunistic attacks worldwide rather than concentrating on a single industry. Its targets include manufacturing, construction, retail, hospitality, professional services, technology, healthcare, telecommunications, and financial services organizations. Settra uses double extortion, stealing sensitive information before encrypting systems and threatening publication through a dark-web leak site. Stolen information includes employee records and financial documents, and the group typically uses Tox for ransom negotiations. Settra's initial-access methods include compromised credentials, including VPN credentials, and exploitation of unpatched software. It has exploited CVE-2026-0257, an authentication-bypass vulnerability affecting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect and Prisma Access, to establish unauthorized VPN sessions and enter internal networks. Associated exploitation activity has involved Cobalt Strike, BloodHound, and SharpHound. Its reported techniques also include valid-account abuse, network-service discovery, remote services, and Remote Desktop Protocol. Investigated Settra incidents have involved deployment of MeshAgent remote-management software for persistent access, followed by ransomware execution. Its defense-evasion and anti-recovery behaviors include clearing Windows Event Logs, disabling the Windows Recovery Environment, and overwriting free disk space to hinder recovery of deleted data. These activities impede investigation and increase pressure on victims to pay. No distinct aliases or confirmed subgroups are established.
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21 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
4 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 CVE this actor has used in observed campaigns. 1 of them exploited in the wild.
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20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A ransomware operation actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257 in unpatched Palo Alto Networks deployments to establish unauthorized VPN sessions and gain initial access to internal networks. ReliaQuest assesses continued exploitation over the next three months as highly likely.
Settra is identified as a ransomware operation exploiting CVE-2026-0257 to bypass VPN authentication and enter internal networks through GlobalProtect or Prisma Access. The content does not attribute specific post-access tools or ransomware deployments to Settra.
Ransomware/extortion group claiming seven compromises; its appearance may indicate increased recent activity or a newly visible actor.
Settra lists Golden Pear Funding, a US financial-services company operating goldenpearfunding.com, as a victim. The supplied excerpt provides no stolen-data details, proof of compromise, ransom amount, or deadline; the recorded discovery date is October 2, 2026.
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