NetRunner is a cyber extortion threat actor associated with data exfiltration–driven operations against enterprise environments, particularly organizations holding large volumes of sensitive information. Reported 2026 activity links the group to targeting healthcare-related organizations and service providers, with an emphasis on stealing data and using extortion pressure rather than relying solely on file encryption. The actor has been associated with a major ransom demand against Nippon Medical School Musashi Kosugi Hospital in Japan. Available reporting supports NetRunner as an extortion-focused actor active in the broader ransomware ecosystem, but does not provide high-confidence attribution to a nation-state or a clearly established country of origin.
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Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
Geographies tied to known operations.
1 distinct technique observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
15 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Data extortion actor targeting healthcare-related organizations for sensitive data theft.
Ransomware group noted for a very large ransom demand against a Japanese hospital in Q1 2026.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
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CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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