Ransomware group profile · #208 by claimed victims
Darkside ransomware
Darkside ransomware group has started its operation in August of 2020 with the model of RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service). They have become known for their operations of large ransoms scale. They have announced that they prefer not to attack hospitals, schools, non-profits, and governments, but rather big organizations that can be able to pay large ransoms. Darkside ransomware group became very famous following the cyberattack of the Colonial Pipeline and Toshiba unit. The FBI finally terminate the Darkside operation and Managed to pull money from their wallets back.
Victimology
Who Darkside claims to have breached, from 10 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.
Claims per month last 12 months
Top sectors
Top countries
Latest claimed victims 10 most recent
| Victim | Sector | Country | Claimed |
|---|---|---|---|
| One Call (insurance) | Manufacturing | GB | 13 May 2021 |
| Colonial Pipeline colonialpipeline.com | Transportation | US | 7 May 2021 |
| Toshiba Tec Group | Manufacturing | — | 1 May 2021 |
| Compucom (MSP) | Professional Services | — | 27 Feb 2021 |
| Guess | Retail & E-Commerce | — | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Home Hardware Stores Ltd | Retail & E-Commerce | CA | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Segafredo Zanetti | Agriculture and Food Production | IT | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Discount Car and Truck Rentals | Transportation | CA | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Companhia Paranaense de Energia (Copel) | Energy & Utilities | BR | 1 Feb 2021 |
| Brookfield Residential (land developer and home builder) | Manufacturing | — | 1 Aug 2020 |
All 10 Darkside 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.
Tactics, techniques and procedures
ATT&CK technique mapping for Darkside 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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ClopVictim 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].
