Hive (Vault 8)
- First seen
- 2021-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 14:30:52
Targeted industries: healthcare-and-pharmaceutical financial-services government-and-public-sector
Context
Hive is a ransomware-as-a-service operation known for targeting organizations in critical industries, engaging in double extortion tactics by exfiltrating data before encryption.
Reports & references
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Elf.Vault8 Hive (report)
- wikileaks.org — Vault8 (report)
- github.com — Hive (report)