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Threat actorTracked since 2026-06

Y2K Operators

As of 2026-07-11, Y2K Operators is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning malware. ATT&CK coverage spans 53 techniques across 12 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1005 (Data from Local System), T1012 (Query Registry), T1033 (System Owner/User Discovery).

Tracked threats
21 critical · 1 high
First seen
2026-06-25
Last seen
2026-07-11
ATT&CK techniques
53across 2 of 2 threats
Related CVEs
0None referenced
2 tracked threat(s) · Categories: MALWARE

Activity timeline

Y2K Operators appears in 2 tracked threats between and ; the busiest month was 2026-06 with 1 report.

ATT&CK techniques observed

53 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats · Collection (9), Discovery (8), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (8), Execution (7), Command and Control (5), Credential Access (3)
  • T1005 Data from Local System — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1012 Query Registry — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1033 System Owner/User Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel — Exfiltrationobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1057 Process Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1082 System Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1083 File and Directory Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer — Command and Controlobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1106 Native API — Executionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1113 Screen Capture — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1123 Audio Capture — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1125 Video Capture — Collectionobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion)observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1217 Browser Information Discovery — Discoveryobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats
  • T1485 Data Destruction — Impactobserved in 2 of 2 tracked threats

Tracked threats