Vicesociety
- First seen
- 2021-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- ransomware
- Family
- Malware family
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:50:56
Targeted industries: education-and-nonprofits healthcare-and-pharmaceutical government-and-public-sector
Context
Vice Society is a ransomware group known for targeting sectors such as education and healthcare, often deploying double-extortion tactics where data is both encrypted and stolen. The group has been active since 2021 and is recognized for exploiting vulnerabilities in networks to execute their attacks.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
Detection rules
- SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_MAL_RANSOM_Vicesociety_Chily_Jan23_1 (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- Cisco Talos — Vice Society Ransomware Printnightmare (report)
- ransomlook.io — Vicesociety (report)