Pear
Since Aug 5, 2025, Pear has listed 143 organizations on its leak site.
Listings per month
- Total listings
- 143
- First listing
- Aug 5, 2025
- Latest listing
- Nov 5, 2026
- MITRE ATT&CK techniques
- 20
Pure Extraction And Ransom (PEAR) Team is the community of highly responsible and strictly disciplined members. We are a private team and have nothing common with any other threat actors. We've been monitoring this field for a long-long time. So, we understand all the processes and know well how it all works.
It posted 95 listings in the last 12 months; the busiest month was October 2026 (14 listings).
Also known as: Pure Extraction And Ransom
Most targeted country: United States, with 129 listings (90% of the total).
Most targeted sector: Professional Services, with 37 listings (26% of the total).
Targeted countries
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20 MITRE ATT&CK techniques across 8 stages are documented in the group's attacks.
- 1
Initial access
The attacker gets into the corporate network for the first time.
T1078Valid AccountsT1566Phishing - 2
Execution
Malicious code runs on the target system.
T1059.001Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShellT1204.002User Execution: Malicious FileT1204.004User Execution: Malicious Copy and Paste - 3
Persistence
Access survives reboots and password changes.
T1547.001Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - 4
Defense evasion
Security software and logging are bypassed.
T1027.013Obfuscated Files or Information: Encrypted/Encoded FileT1055.001Process Injection: DLL Injection - 5
Credential access
Passwords, tokens and session data are stolen.
T1056.001Input Capture: KeyloggingT1555.003Credentials from Password Stores: Credentials from Web Browsers - 6
Collection
Data to be stolen is selected and gathered.
T1005Data from Local SystemT1074Data StagedT1114Email CollectionT1213Data from Information RepositoriesT1560.001Archive Collected Data: Archive via Utility - 7
Command and control
Compromised systems are controlled remotely.
T1071.001Application Layer Protocol: Web ProtocolsT1090.003Proxy: Multi-hop Proxy - 8
Exfiltration
Data is moved out of the organization; the threat to publish it in the listing relies on this data.
T1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1567Exfiltration Over Web ServiceT1567.004Exfiltration Over Webhook
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.
How does Pear get into organizations?
The attacker gets into the corporate network for the first time.
- T1078 · Valid Accounts
- T1566 · Phishing
Which defenses matter most?
Priority defenses based on the documented techniques:
- Keep internet-facing VPN, remote desktop and firewall interfaces patched, and require multi-factor authentication on these accounts.
- Allow scripts and macros only for users who need them, and keep behavioral rules enabled in endpoint protection.
- Monitor newly created services, scheduled tasks and startup entries.
- Alert when security software is disabled or logs are cleared.
- Regularly check whether employee passwords and session cookies appear in infostealer logs.
- Monitor large file archiving operations.
- Block unapproved use of remote management tools.
- Monitor unusual data volumes sent to cloud storage and file transfer services.
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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