Desolator
Since Aug 30, 2025, Desolator has listed 4 organizations on its leak site.
Listings per month
- Total listings
- 4
- First listing
- Aug 30, 2025
- Latest listing
- Sep 1, 2025
- MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 0
Desolator is a ransomware group that emerged in May 2025, targeting construction and engineering firms in Latin America and Europe and technology companies in Asia, actively recruiting pen testers, initial access brokers, and social engineers via dark web forums to build an affiliate program.
It posted no listings in the last 12 months.
Most targeted country: Colombia, with 2 listings (50% of the total).
Most targeted sector: Manufacturing, with 2 listings (50% of the total).
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What does a ransomware group do?
Ransomware groups break into corporate networks, move data out and encrypt systems. If the ransom is not paid, they list the organization on a leak site and threaten to publish the data.
What should you do if your organization is listed on a leak site?
- Record the listing and any published sample files; do not visit the leak site from the corporate network.
- Isolate affected systems and preserve logs without deleting them.
- Determine which data left the organization; if personal data is involved, review notification obligations with your legal team.
- Make any decision about the ransom demand together with legal, management and incident response.
- Do not bring systems back online before the attacker’s entry point is closed.
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