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)

External references