DV Hardwoods
Attack Intelligence
DV Hardwoods was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to qilin in October 2025. The organization, operating in the Manufacturing sector in Canada, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.
qilin operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
DV Hardwoods, Canada - an undisputed leader in the hardwood lumber sector. In short, the company destroys forests in the country and sells them abroad – to the US and other countries. The company harvests traditional Canadian maple, birch, ...
Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2026-0257, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.