clop
ransomware group · aka Clop, Cl0p, TA505, FIN11 (related tracking, Mandiant), Lace Tempest (Microsoft) · Russia (widely assessed as Russian-speaking; exact attribution unknown) · active since 2019 (Clop ransomware); precursor TA505/FIN11 activity tracked since 2016
Clop (Cl0p) is a Russian-speaking data-extortion group long associated with the TA505 and FIN11 actor designations, known for high-volume extortion built on data theft rather than file encryption. The group is best known for mass exploitation of managed file transfer products: Accellion FTA (2020-21), SolarWinds Serv-U (2021), Fortra GoAnywhere (2023), Progress MOVEit (2023), Cleo (2024), and Oracle E-Business Suite (2025), affecting thousands of organizations. Its playbook combines SQL injection and webshell exploitation for initial access, large-scale exfiltration, leak-site listings, and mass email extortion campaigns aimed at victims' customers and partners. Public impact tallies (Emsisoft, 2023) counted 2,700+ organizations affected in the MOVEit campaign, but a confirmed aggregate earnings figure has not been published. Leak-site tracking on this dashboard shows continued activity, with 2 posts in the past 7 days (HENRYPRATT.COM, HARLEY-DAVIDSON.COM) as of 2026-09-10.
- Mass exploitation of internet-facing managed file transfer software (MOVEit, GoAnywhere, Accellion FTA, Serv-U, Cleo, Oracle EBS)
- Exfiltration-first extortion: data theft without encryption; victims published on the Cl0p leak site
- SQL injection and webshell deployment in file-transfer intrusions (e.g., MOVEit human2.aspx webshell)
- Mass email extortion campaigns sent to victims' customers and partners to amplify pressure
- Historic spearphishing with macro-enabled Office documents for initial access (TA505-era)
- Use of rclone for bulk exfiltration reported in some file-transfer campaigns
- Ransomware deployment (Clop) in some intrusions, though major campaigns since 2023 are largely encryption-free
- Public deadlines on leak-site listings to pressure negotiations
Shell (Accellion FTA, 2020-21; MOVEit, 2023), Deloitte (MOVEit, 2023), Sony Interactive Entertainment (MOVEit, 2023), US Department of Energy (MOVEit, 2023), British Airways and BBC (via payroll provider Zellis, GoAnywhere campaign, 2023), Community Health Systems (GoAnywhere, 2023), New Zealand Stock Exchange (Accellion FTA, 2020), Singing River Health System (Accellion FTA, 2020-21), Harley-Davidson (listed on Cl0p leak site)
No public figure.
Leak-site victims2,302 posts · newest first
| Victim | Discovered | Details |
|---|---|---|
| SA1SOLUTIONS.COM FILES PART5 - 192.168.10.238\D$\Sharepoint\SA1 SOLUTIONS\Helpdesk - Docu | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| SSMSJUSTICE.COM FILES PART32 - 192.168.1.248\D\SHARES\CLOSED CASES\2021\Yanez\Discovery\ P | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| ORBITELECTRIC.COM FILES PART3 - 192.168.10.3\E$\USERS\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| OAKDELL.COM FILES PART5 - 192.168.100.137\C$\Users\clillywhite\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| JDAVIDTAXLAW.COM FILES PART5 - E_Previous_Employees\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| FAIR-RITE.COM FILES PART5 - 172.16.10.6\snap_one\PART5 - E_Previous_Employees\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| DRIVEANDSHINE.COM FILES PART5 - 192.168.100.4, 192.168.200.5, 10.0.30.122, P, S PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| DRC-LAW.COM FILES PART5 - 10.10.1.2\C$\Shares\Data\Documents\Clients\A-H\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| ALTERNATIVETECHS.COM FILES PART5 - C\Shares\Alternative\accounting\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| JBINSTANTLAWN.NET FILES PART8 - JB-SERVER\D$\ServerFolders\Company\Accounting\Digital File | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| ALEXIM.COM FILES PART8 - 192.168.3.5\Mail\csanchez\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| AFJCONSULTING.NET FILES PART3 - E\data\documents\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| MCH-GROUP.COM FILES PART29 - 172.16.60.11\azurefs\EFFFiles\LMSUserHomeDirs\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| EDAN.COM FILES PART28 - 192.168.2.200\D$\法务部\法务部\06-离职交接文件\宁姐\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| BOLTONUSA.COM FILES PART33 - 10.0.0.20\c$\BOD_HQ_CIFS\DB_Dept\DB_DEPT\CLIENT\PBGC-DISC_Mul | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| SWIRESPO.COM FILES PART28 - 172.16.10.167 PUBLISHED | · Apr 23, 2022 | — |
| SLIMSTOCK.COM FILES PART30 - 10.31.1.134 PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| SA1SOLUTIONS.COM FILES PART4 - 192.168.10.238\D$\Sharepoint\SA1 SOLUTIONS\Helpdesk - Docu | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ZISSERFAMILYLAW.COM FILES PART4 - D\Shares\BEACHESDATA\Business Office\Degnan, Jim\STI 201 | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| SSMSJUSTICE.COM FILES PART31 - 192.168.1.248\D\SHARES\CLOSED CASES\2021\Yanez\Discovery\ P | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ORBITELECTRIC.COM FILES PART2 - 192.168.10.3\E$\USERS\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| OAKDELL.COM FILES PART4 - 192.168.100.130\C$\Users\rwoodward\Documents\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| JDAVIDTAXLAW.COM FILES PART4 - D\Shares\Data\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| FAIR-RITE.COM FILES PART4 - 172.16.10.6\snap_one\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| DRIVEANDSHINE.COM FILES PART4 - D\UserFolders\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| DRC-LAW.COM FILES PART4 - 10.10.1.2\C$\Shares\Data\Documents\Clients\A-H\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ALTERNATIVETECHS.COM FILES PART4 - C\Shares\Alternative\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| JBINSTANTLAWN.NET FILES PART7 - JB-SERVER\D$\ServerFolders\Company\Accounting\Digital File | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| CAPCARPET.COM FILES PART7 - 10.1.2.5\accounting\Rob\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ALEXIM.COM FILES PART7 - 192.168.3.5\Mail\djimenez\28-06\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| AFJCONSULTING.NET FILES PART2 - E\data\users\Adam\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| MCH-GROUP.COM FILES PART28 - 172.16.60.11\azurefs\EFFFiles\LMSUserHomeDirs\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| EDAN.COM FILES PART27 - 192.168.2.200\D$\法务部\法务部\06-离职交接文件\宁姐\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| BOLTONUSA.COM FILES *<em>PART32 - 10.0.0.20\c$\BOD_HQ_CIFS\DB_Dept\DB_DEPT\CLIENT\PBGC-DIS | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| SWIRESPO.COM FILES PART27 - 172.16.10.166\H$\Files\Users\ETF\Training Matters\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ENPRECIS.COM FILES PART25 - 10.51.122.5\VI\AHM\packages\FromProduction_utility** PUBLISHED | · Apr 15, 2022 | — |
| ORBITELECTRIC.COM FILES PART1 - 192.168.10.102, 192.168.10.114, 192.168.10.192 PUBLISHED | · Apr 10, 2022 | — |
| AFJCONSULTING.NET FILES PART1 - E\data\users\Adam\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 10, 2022 | — |
| SLIMSTOCK.COM FILES PART29 - 10.31.1.131 PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| SA1SOLUTIONS.COM FILES PART3 - 192.168.10.238\D$\Sharepoint\SA1 SOLUTIONS\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| ZISSERFAMILYLAW.COM FILES PART3 - D\Shares\BEACHESDATA\Business Office\Degnan, Jim\STI 201 | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| SSMSJUSTICE.COM FILES PART30 - 192.168.1.248\D\SHARES\CLOSED CASES\2021\Yanez\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| THENOC.NET FILES PART3 - C\Users\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| OAKDELL.COM FILES PART3 - 192.168.100.130\C$\Users\rwoodward\Documents\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| JDAVIDTAXLAW.COM FILES PART3 - D\Shares\Data\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| FAIR-RITE.COM FILES PART3 - 172.16.10.6\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| DRIVEANDSHINE.COM FILES PART3 - D\UserFolders\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| DRC-LAW.COM FILES PART3 - 10.10.1.2\C$\Shares\Data\Documents\Clients\A-H\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| ALTERNATIVETECHS.COM FILES PART3 - C\Shares\ PUBLISHED | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |
| JBINSTANTLAWN.NET FILES PART6 - JB-SERVER\D$\ServerFolders\Company\Accounting\Digital File | · Apr 9, 2022 | — |