About this actor
Br0k3r is not a conventional ransomware gang, but rather an Iran-linked cyber espionage and access brokerage group leveraging its foothold within victim networks to facilitate ransomware operations. Active since around 2017, the group provides privileged domain access—often sold or shared directly—with known ransomware operators such as ALPHV/BlackCat, NoEscape, and RansomHouse, receiving a portion of each successful ransom payout. Victims have included U.S. schools, municipal governments, financial and healthcare organizations, as well as targets in Israel, Azerbaijan, and the UAE. Br0k3r’s strategy merges espionage with criminal collaboration, allowing them to support both state-aligned intelligence objectives and financial incentives.
How we know this
- Data origin
- MISP threat-actor galaxy Imported from the open-source MISP threat-actor galaxy.
- Techniques
- No ATT&CK techniques mapped.
- Named victims
- None on file.
Thin data: No ATT&CK techniques are mapped yet — the behavioural profile is empty.
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Activity timeline
- 2024 — 3 CVE published, 3 KEV added
- 2023 — 1 CVE published, 1 KEV added
- 2022 — 1 CVE published, 1 KEV added
- 2021 — 1 KEV added
- 2019 — 1 CVE published
Profile
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published | Products |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-3400 KEV | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.0000 | 2024-04-12 | see CVE |
CVE-2019-19781 KEV | 9.9 | 9.8 | 1.0000 | 2019-12-27 | see CVE |
CVE-2022-1388 KEV | 9.9 | 9.8 | 0.9996 | 2022-05-05 | see CVE |
CVE-2023-3519 KEV | 9.9 | 9.8 | 0.9975 | 2023-07-19 | see CVE |
CVE-2024-21887 KEV | 9.0 | 9.1 | 1.0000 | 2024-01-12 | see CVE |
CVE-2024-24919 KEV | 8.8 | 8.6 | 0.9998 | 2024-05-28 | see CVE |
No techniques attributed.
Co-occurring actors
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- Fox Kitten 6 shared CVEs
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- COMP-SENTINELONE-CYLANCE 6 shared CVEs
- AnonOps 6 shared CVEs
- RansomHouse 6 shared CVEs
- Pay2Key 6 shared CVEs
- COMP-CROWDSTRIKE-MCAFEE 6 shared CVEs
- COMP-GOOGLE-CIVIL-DEFENDANT 4 shared CVEs
- COMP-AMAZON-WALMART-LOGISTICS 3 shared CVEs
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Overlapping CVEs
- Pay2Key 1.00
- RansomHouse 1.00
- Darkhotel 0.67
- Fox Kitten 0.55
- COMP-NOKIA-HUAWEI-2007 0.20
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Same category
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