Ransomware group profile · #11 by claimed victims

Dragonforce ransomware

DragonForce is a major ransomware-as-a-service operation first observed in August 2023 that launched a formal affiliate program offering 80% revenue share, then rebranded as a "ransomware cartel" in 2025, gaining notoriety for high-profile attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.

Active First seen Dec 2023

654Victims claimed on leak sites

15Victims in the last 30 days

74Victims in the last 90 days

65Countries hit

21Leak-site URLs tracked, 3 online

16 Sep 2026Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Dragonforce claims to have breached, from 654 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Top sectors

Professional Services147

Manufacturing143

Technology75

Retail & E-Commerce45

Healthcare44

Transportation36

Agriculture and Food Production34

Financial Services32

Top countries

United States307

United Kingdom47

Germany32

Canada21

Italy19

Australia18

France11

Hong Kong11

Latest claimed victims 12 most recent

Victim	Sector	Country	Claimed
Community Property Management	—	—	16 Sep 2026
Owen Leigh Optometry	—	—	16 Sep 2026
Community Property Management cpm1.com	Other	US	16 Sep 2026
Owen Leigh Optometry owenleighoptometry.co.uk	Healthcare	GB	16 Sep 2026
Medical Department Store	—	—	11 Sep 2026
Medical Department Store medicaldepartmentstore.com	Retail & E-Commerce	US	11 Sep 2026
rubbermill.com rubbermill.com	Manufacturing	US	6 Sep 2026
Homewood Sales homewoodsales.com	Retail & E-Commerce	US	6 Sep 2026
Norwood Law Firm norwoodlegal.com	Professional Services	US	6 Sep 2026
Frato frato.com	Other	BR	24 Aug 2026
Criba criba.com.ar	Technology	AR	24 Aug 2026
Brookview Financial brookviewfinancial.com	Financial Services	CA	24 Aug 2026

All 654 Dragonforce 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 Dragonforce 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 Dragonforce ransomware still active?

Dragonforce is tracked as active. The most recent leak-site claim VULONE recorded is dated 16 September 2026. 15 victims were claimed in the last 30 days.

How many victims has Dragonforce claimed?

VULONE has recorded 654 leak-site victim claims attributed to Dragonforce since December 2023, across 65 countries and 14 sectors.

Which industries does Dragonforce target?

The sectors most often named on the Dragonforce leak site are Professional Services, Manufacturing, Technology.

Which countries are most affected by Dragonforce?

Most Dragonforce victims recorded by VULONE are located in United States, United Kingdom, Germany.

Where does VULONE get Dragonforce 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].