Exorcist is a ransomware operation known from its presence on Russian-language cybercrime forums and from running an affiliate program consistent with the ransomware-as-a-service model. It has been identified alongside other ransomware gangs that used the same underground forums to recruit developers and affiliates. High-confidence reporting supports Exorcist’s role as a ransomware gang and as an operator or participant in affiliate-based criminal activity, but the available information here does not establish detailed tradecraft, victimology, geographic targeting, or a confirmed national affiliation. Exorcist is best characterized as a financially motivated cybercriminal ransomware actor active in the broader affiliate-driven ransomware ecosystem.
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2 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Mentioned in passing as a ransomware operation that has run an affiliate program.
Mentioned as one of several ransomware gangs present on the forum where the Pulse Secure VPN credential dump was shared.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
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