Ransomware group
Play ransomware: victims and leak site activity
The Play ransomware group has listed 1,310 victims on its leak site since November 2022; its latest post is from 8 September 2026. Most affected countries: United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Most targeted sector: Manufacturing.
About Play
Initially observed in June 2022, the Play ransomware (a.k.a PlayCrypt) operates through double extortion, targeting numerous organizations in Latin America. Its Initial Access method is quite similar to other ransomwares, involving attacks such as Phishing, Exposed Services to the Internet, and Valid Account compromises. On April 19, 2023, the security company Symantec published two new tools developed by the Play group. These tools allow the malicious actor to enumerate and exfiltrate data from the internal network. The post mentions the following: 'Play threat actors use the .NET infostealer to enumerate software and services via WMI, WinRM, Remote Registry, and Remote Service. The malware checks for the existence of security and backup software, as well as remote administration tools and other programs, saving the information in .CSV files that are compressed into a .ZIP file for later manual exfiltration by threat actors.'Source: https://github.com/crocodyli/ThreatActors-TTPs
Most targeted countries
- United States 939
- Canada 95
- United Kingdom 41
- Germany 37
- Netherlands 17
- Sweden 15
- Switzerland 10
- Australia 9
- France 8
- Italy 6
Most targeted sectors
- Manufacturing 346
- Professional Services 301
- Technology 165
- Retail & E-Commerce 98
- Transportation 73
- Agriculture and Food Production 64
- Financial Services 47
- Hospitality 45
- Energy & Utilities 40
- Government & Defense 20