Downes

Downes was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to dragonforce in October 2025. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in Australia, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

dragonforce 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.

Proudly managing FMCG brands for over 35 years. With over 94% coverage of the major grocery retailers, Downes services Woolworths, Coles, Independent Supermark...

Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2025-5777, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.