Overview
Nova (formerly RALord) is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victims’files and uses double-extortion tactics to pressure organizations into paying for decryption and data non-disclosure.
Geography: origin and targets
No public attribution of origin. Lines are drawn only where public reporting places the operators; flags show where the group has claimed victims, sized by number of claims.
United States of America25
Brazil12
France11
Indonesia10
Spain8
Italy7
Poland6
Argentina5
India5
Germany5
Exploited vulnerabilities
None recorded in the sources we reviewed.
ATT&CK techniques
None recorded in the sources we reviewed.
Tools
None recorded in the sources we reviewed.
Leak-site infrastructure
| Title | Type | Address (defanged) | Seen online at snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nova Blog | DLS | novaxtychr6ohlc4zr5its73p6i7unpuhpwoodtzrg2y4w4seytatlid[.]onion | No |
| Update Links - Nova GBlog | DLS | novavdivko2zvtrvtllnq45lxhba2rfzp76qigb4nrliklem5au7czqd[.]onion | Yes |
| Update Links - Nova GBlog | DLS | novav75eqkjoxct7xuhhwnjw5uaaxvznhtbykq6zal5x7tfevxzjyqyd[.]onion | Yes |
| Department of support | DLS | novak6fgohb7m6nm52lgpaaquntawixqsnpcptomwaiiz4mfydztatqd[.]onion | No |
| — | DLS | novag4k2te3mstt2xq5irywlpaw6edgkpiwgg4t2q7eecisj2qqtvbid[.]onion | No |
| — | DLS | novatd4577pzlvdyy42slydhrhru7fpcflbbxlajcmbfrgzyeis6d3id[.]onion | No |
| 403 Forbidden | Files | pifk3xu3vad6cuxsjll4qjomyaaaoyvnyqppro75pazadzctrrvpdnyd[.]onion | No |
| — | DLS | leak7y2247fj7dbb35rpfyxuyaqtwbshiwxp6h35ttzlhrxmhvi4fead[.]onion | No |
| Nova Blog | DLS | novadmrkp4vbk2padk5t6pbxolndceuc7hrcq4mjaoyed6nxsqiuzyyd[.]onion | No |
| — | DLS | novaf2pxzvb7xzkunlctqfuifatnp6pnhctvrqakizqflzr3rvqbnqid[.]onion | No |
| — | DLS | novaoddh3vxylxqpsfdjprliknbzgbkv6nkazpzu3cvykrgpyzuywryd[.]onion | No |
Sources and caveats
Group descriptions, ATT&CK mappings, tools and leak-site locations come from public ransomware tracking projects, including ransomware.live and Crocodyli. Exploited vulnerabilities come from the Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix by BushidoUK (licensed CC BY 4.0), supplemented where a group profile there is newer than the data we hold. Each CVE links to its original research source. Technical text is shown in English as published. Leak-site addresses are defanged and shown for blocking and detection; do not visit them. Nothing here is verified by ClairSec_ against a specific incident.
Data snapshot: 2026-10-11