- Category
- Criminal · Financially motivated: ransomware, fraud and theft.
- Origin
- Unknown
- Sources
- 3 sources carry it
- Identifier
- GINC-APT-1079 · water-kurita
What it is
Water Kurita is a financially motivated cybercriminal entity associated with the Lumma Stealer infostealer-as-a-service operation, primarily active on underground forums and marketplaces. It focuses on credential and information theft at scale, monetizing access via subscription-based malware distribution and resale of stolen data to other actors. The group demonstrates solid operational security and marketing tactics typical of mature MaaS ecosystems, although a 2025 doxxing campaign exposing alleged core members (personal and financial data) significantly disrupted its activity and drove customers toward competing infostealers.
Tools
The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.
- Cyber Eye RAT
- CyberGate
- RIPTIDE
Sources
- Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de