Emperador is a ransomware and data-extortion threat group active in 2026. The group has publicly claimed intrusions affecting organizations across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, including government bodies, healthcare providers, manufacturers, technology firms, educational institutions, professional-services organizations, transportation businesses, and energy-sector entities. Its victim claims commonly allege theft of corporate databases, personnel and customer records, financial information, operational documents, and credentials. Emperador uses ransom demands backed by threats to publish purportedly stolen data, including employee and salary information, if victims do not negotiate or pay. It has also claimed to contact victim organizations while impersonating security researchers. Available reporting does not independently verify the group’s asserted compromises, data volumes, or claims of ransomware encryption.
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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.
Geographies tied to known operations.
8 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
4 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Alleged ransomware and data-extortion activity targeting Electrolux and OnTrac, with threats to publish employee data and salary information.
Claimed a ransomware attack against OnTrac.
Claimed ransomware attack and data breach targeting Brazil's Receita Federal, alleging theft of several thousand personnel and customer documents and gov.br user data with passwords.
Conducting a ransomware attack and alleged data breach against Alabama Woman’s Health Care, reportedly involving several thousand employee and client documents and an archive of photographs.
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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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Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.