dark project
Intelligence Assessment
Dark Project is a ransomware operation motivated by financial gain. The group engages in extortion-based cyber activities.
The group has targeted 19 victims in the last 90 days across sectors including Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Energy & Utilities, primarily in the US, GB, DE, MX, and PH.
The actor is currently active, with its most recent attack recorded on 2026-08-05.
Threat Analysis
dark project is a ransomware operation that deploys encryption-based extortion against organizations globally. This group maintains a data leak site (DLS) to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
Financially motivated threat actors like dark project prioritize monetary gain through methods such as ransomware deployment, banking trojans, cryptocurrency theft, BEC scams, or credential harvesting for resale on underground markets.
Ransomware Victims (19)
CTIWATCH tracks 19 organizations claimed as victims by dark project on its data leak site, with attack dates, sectors and countries.
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