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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
33Victims claimed on leak sites
14Victims in the last 30 days
33Victims in the last 90 days
8Countries hit
9Leak-site URLs tracked, 3 online
15 Sep 2026Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Dark Project claims to have breached, from 33 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Oct 2025: 0OctNov 2025: 0Dec 2025: 0Jan 2026: 0JanFeb 2026: 0Mar 2026: 0Apr 2026: 0AprMay 2026: 0Jun 2026: 0Jul 2026: 0JulAug 2026: 25Sep 2026: 8

Top sectors

Manufacturing12
Healthcare5
Professional Services3
Transportation3
Hospitality2
Education1
Energy & Utilities1
Other1

Top countries

United States22
United Kingdom2
Brazil1
Canada1
Philippines1
Turkiye1
Mexico1
Germany1

Latest claimed victims 12 most recent

VictimSectorCountryClaimed
Cumar Marble & Granite 15 Sep 2026
Cumar Marble & Granite cumar.com Manufacturing TR 15 Sep 2026
Specchem LLC 9 Sep 2026
Specchem LLC specchem.com Manufacturing US 9 Sep 2026
MEI Architects 8 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
Dentist in New Britain, CT dentistinnewbritain.com Healthcare US 25 Aug 2026
The Liberty Group libertygrp.com Not Found US 24 Aug 2026
Jones, Little & Co., CPAs, LLP jonesandlittle.com Professional Services US 24 Aug 2026

All 33 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 15 September 2026. 14 victims were claimed in the last 30 days.
How many victims has Dark Project claimed?
VULONE has recorded 33 leak-site victim claims attributed to Dark Project since August 2026, across 8 countries and 9 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 16 September 2026. Questions or corrections: [email protected].