Fetch recent victim data ordered by discovery or attack date.
AI agents call fetch_recent_victims_tool to retrieve information from Ransomware Analysis MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries victim data from the ransomware.live API without creating, modifying, deleting, or executing operations. It is purely informational for cybersecurity investigation and monitoring. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve sensitive victim information, but cannot alter systems or cause damage. This is a straightforward Read operation.
From the tool's definition Tool name contains 'fetch_recent_victims_tool' and description states 'Fetch recent victim data ordered by discovery or attack date' — both indicate data retrieval with no modification or side effects.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Fetch recent victim data ordered by discovery or attack date. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Ransomware Analysis MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Ransomware Analysis MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for fetch_recent_victims_tool: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Ransomware Analysis MCP Server. Nothing to install.
fetch_recent_victims_tool is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the fetch_recent_victims_tool rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for fetch_recent_victims_tool. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
fetch_recent_victims_tool is provided by the Ransomware Analysis MCP Server MCP server (mohamedouamer19/ransomware_scraper). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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