# Ransom Cartel

> As of 2026-08-05, Ransom Cartel is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning ransomware.

- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** RANSOMWARE
- **As of:** 2026-08-05

## Tracked threats

- [Ransom Cartel ransomware creator Maksim Silnikau sentenced to 16 years in federal prison](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1902) — HIGH

## Related CVEs

3 CVEs referenced by tracked Ransom Cartel activity.

- [CVE-2021-34527](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2021-34527)
- [CVE-2021-34481](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2021-34481)
- [CVE-2021-1675](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2021-1675)

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Ransom%20Cartel