PEAR, also tracked as pear and pear_ransomware_group, is a financially motivated cybercriminal extortion group first publicly observed in mid-2025. It operates an extortion-only model centered on stealing organizational data and threatening publication unless a ransom is paid. Although frequently categorized as a ransomware group, its established operating model does not require file encryption. PEAR uses phishing and voice phishing to gain access to Microsoft 365 email accounts. Its core capabilities include initial access, data exfiltration, and extortion. Its reported targeting spans the United States and Jamaica, with healthcare organizations prominently represented alongside retailers, hospitality businesses, professional-services firms, technology providers, coatings manufacturers, and energy-industry service providers. Healthcare targets include outpatient and urgent-care providers, pharmacies, and healthcare technology businesses. Public victim listings and extortion claims do not independently establish the extent of individual compromises, data-loss volumes, or deployment of encryption malware.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
Geographies tied to known operations.
19 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
7 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Conducted a ransomware attack against Kellys Home Center, a U.S. retailer of home appliances, mattresses, and furniture.
Conducted a ransomware attack against Indroj Medical Group Inc., a U.S.-based healthcare organization operating npiprofile.com.
Conducted a ransomware attack against Martin Lawrence Galleries, a U.S. fine-art gallery.
Conducted a ransomware attack against Westside GI, an ambulatory endoscopy center in the United States.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.