Ransomware group profile · #133 by claimed victims

Dark Project ransomware

Dark Project is a newly emerged ransomware leak operation active as of August 2026. The group utilizes a double extortion model (stealing sensitive data before encrypting local systems and threatening to leak it on their dark web portal).

Active First seen Sep 2026

36Victims claimed on leak sites

6Victims in the last 30 days

36Victims in the last 90 days

8Countries hit

9Leak-site URLs tracked, 6 online

20 Oct 2026Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Dark Project claims to have breached, from 36 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Top sectors

Manufacturing13

Healthcare7

Professional Services4

Transportation3

Hospitality2

Retail & E-Commerce1

Education1

Energy & Utilities1

Top countries

United States28

United Kingdom2

Brazil1

Canada1

Philippines1

Turkiye1

Mexico1

Germany1

Latest claimed victims 12 most recent

Victim	Sector	Country	Claimed
Beach Eye Medical Group beacheye.com	Healthcare	US	20 Oct 2026
Asensus Surgical asensus.com	Healthcare	US	20 Oct 2026
The Excalibur Group theexcaliburgroup.com	Not Found	US	20 Oct 2026
Franklin Miller Inc. franklinmiller.com	Manufacturing	US	12 Oct 2026
PennEastern Architects LCC penneastern.com	Professional Services	US	12 Oct 2026
Claire's Inc. claires.com	Retail & E-Commerce	US	12 Oct 2026
Cumar Marble & Granite cumar.com	Manufacturing	TR	15 Sep 2026
Specchem LLC specchem.com	Manufacturing	US	9 Sep 2026
MEI Architects meiarchitects.com	Professional Services	US	7 Sep 2026
Master Manufacturing Co., Inc. mastermfg.com	Manufacturing	US	7 Sep 2026
Alurwalls alurwalls.com	Manufacturing	BR	7 Sep 2026
Pump Engineering Company pumpengineering.net	Manufacturing	US	25 Aug 2026

All 36 Dark Project victims, searchable

Full victim list with claim posts, domains, timing and exports, plus the negotiation chats and leak-site screenshots VULONE archives for this crew.

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Tactics, techniques and procedures

ATT&CK technique mapping for Dark Project is in progress. Victimology, infrastructure status and leak-site tracking are live above.

Indicators, detections and the full playbook

Hashes, C2 addresses, onion services, Sigma and YARA detections per technique, and the negotiation transcripts are available to signed-in analysts.

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Frequently asked

Is Dark Project ransomware still active?

Dark Project is tracked as active. The most recent leak-site claim VULONE recorded is dated 20 October 2026. 6 victims were claimed in the last 30 days.

How many victims has Dark Project claimed?

VULONE has recorded 36 leak-site victim claims attributed to Dark Project since August 2026, across 8 countries and 10 sectors.

Which industries does Dark Project target?

The sectors most often named on the Dark Project leak site are Manufacturing, Healthcare, Professional Services.

Which countries are most affected by Dark Project?

Most Dark Project victims recorded by VULONE are located in United States, United Kingdom, Brazil.

Where does VULONE get Dark Project victim data?

Claims are collected continuously from the group's own leak sites and cross-checked with ransomware.live and RansomLook. A claim is the group's assertion, not a confirmed breach.

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Victim claims are collected from leak sites and enrichment partners (ransomware.live, RansomLook) and represent the group's own assertions, not confirmed breaches. Profile last updated 31 October 2026. Questions or corrections: research@vulone.com.