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BlackCat

criminal hacking organization
Organization ransomware_gang Q118196295
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Summary

BlackCat is a ransomware gang[1]. BlackCat draws 247 Wikipedia views per month (ransomware gang category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: FIN7[3]
  • Inception: November 2021[4]

Why It Matters

BlackCat is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ransomware gang
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'fr', 'pt']
    Part of → FIN7
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Different from: Blackcat"
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