Larva-208

Aliases: EncryptHub

First seen
2024-06-01 00:00:00
Primary motivation
financial-gain
Sophistication
advanced
Resource level
organization
Actor type
criminal
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:20:17

Targeted industries: financial-services technology-and-telecommunications professional-services

Context

LARVA-208 is a financially motivated threat actor employing sophisticated phishing campaigns to harvest credentials and deploy ransomware. The actor uses multiple tactics, including Open URL Redirection, fake login pages, and social engineering, to bypass MFA and gain access to corporate networks. LARVA-208 has compromised over 618 organizations since June 2024, often deploying ransomware payloads. The threat actor is linked to LARVA-148, a threat actor managing domain acquisitions and attacks.

Reports & references

  • scworld.com — Over 600 Organizations Subjected To Global Encrypthub Attacks (report)
  • catalyst.prodaft.com — Overview (report)

External references