FIN7
aka Carbon Spider, ELBRUS, Sangria Tempest, GOLD NIAGARA
A large money-driven criminal group active since around 2013. It long targeted payment card data at retailers, restaurants and hotels, and has more recently been linked to corporate network intrusions and ransomware.
- Alert level
- 2/ 5
- Reports & advisories (90 days)
- 0
- Known exploited CVEs
- 1
- Personal data leaked (disclosed)
- about 20M records
Attribution
- Described as a financially motivated threat group — MITRE ATT&CK
Exploited vulnerabilities and targeted products
If you run any of these products, first make sure they are updated to a fixed version.
How they attack
Entry
Convincing look-alike emails
Like a polite letter from a supposed business partner with an envelope that copies your key when opened.
Entry
Exploiting backup servers
Like slipping in through a broken door of the storeroom where the spare safe keys are kept.
Goal
Stealing payment data
Like hiding a tiny camera beside the cash register to copy down customers' card numbers.
Disclosed personal data leaks
- 米国司法省が公表した盗まれたカード情報の件数 (2015〜2018年頃、多数の被害企業の合計) about 20M records
Sources
Attributions are quoted as assessed by governments and security vendors. VulnPulse does not make attributions itself.
Leak counts only add up figures disclosed by the affected companies or authorities, never the attackers' own claims. We do not list victim names or link to leak sites.
The alert level is calculated automatically from reports and advisories in the last 90 days, known exploited vulnerabilities, and whether the group has targeted Japan.
Updated 2026-10-23 · daily