Data Extortion & Leaks
Data-extortion actors steal data and threaten to publish or sell it unless the victim pays, even without deploying ransomware.
31263tracked breaches
Groups using this method
LockBit 3347Qilin 2231Akira 1567Clop 1343Play 1300INC Ransom 954The Gentlemen 925RansomHub 841ALPHV 727DragonForce 647SafePay 553Black Basta 522Medusa 515Bianlian 5078base 448Lynx 416Everest 399Lockbit5 355Conti 351Dispossessor 344NightSpire 323Pysa 308Hunters 305Killsec 284
+318 more groups
Rhysida 278Sinobi 274Cactus 247Coinbase Cartel 223Royal 211Hive 208Ransomhouse 205Stormous 190Fog 189Vicesociety 188Devman 183Blacksuit 183Babuk2 178Nova 175World Leaks 175Handala 172Funksec 171Cloak 166Apt73 158Space Bears 157ShinyHunters 154Blackbyte 147Avaddon 146Meow 144Malas 144Snatch 142Sarcoma 141SilentRansomGroup 137Krybit 133Ragnarlocker 128Noescape 124Interlock 121Raworld 120Direwolf 117Toufan 117Pear 116Genesis 112ElDorado 112Arcus Media 110Monti 110Anubis 109Payoutsking 109Cuba 103Deadlock 99Kairos 94Abyss 91Threeam 90Revil 89Medusalocker 88Ransomexx 84Chaos 83Warlock 78Lorenz 78Cicada3301 75Payload 74Karakurt 74Beast 72Avoslocker 70BrainCipher 68Ransomed 68Quantum 68Blacklock 64Lv 63Flocker 58Settra 57Darkvault 55Losttrust 53Gunra 52Maze 51AiLock 50Orova 49Termite 49Tengu 49Trigona 49Nitrogen 48Mallox 48Knight 47Global Secret Group 46Insomnia 46Crypto24 46Midas 44Cmdorganization 43Donutleaks 42Crpx0 41Blackshrantac 41J 41Storm 40Blacknevas 40Embargo 40Metaencryptor 39Securotrop 39Dragonransomware 39Darkleakmarket 39M3rx 37CRPxO 37Ciphbit 36Helldown 36Nokoyawa 36Arvinclub 35Spook 35Dark Project 34Money Message 34Lamashtu 34Aurora 33Obscura 33dAn0n 33Global 32Suncrypt 32Marketo 32Blackmatter 32Alphalocker 30Frag 30Payloadbin 29Majinahanashi 28L Group 28Onyx 28Leakeddata 27Bravox 26Underground 26Werewolves 26Kelvinsecurity 26Netwalker 26Titan 25Lapsus$ 25Fulcrumsec 25Vect 25Kraken 25Morpheus 23Doppelpaymer 23Radar 22Ryuk 22Unsafe 21Daixin 21Xinglocker 21AuditTeam 20Hellcat 20Leaktheanalyst 20Cephalus 19Siegedsec 19Ralord 19Brotherhood 18D4rk4rmy 18Trinity 18Mountlocker 18ALP-001 17Sabbath 17ShadowByt3$ 16Booba Project 16Panzer 16ExfilSquad 16Tridentlocker 16Datacarry 16Dunghill 16Apos 16Madliberator 16Redransomware 16Mosesstaff 16Azroteam 15Cheers 15Nefilim 15Blackwater 14Benzona 14Weyhro 14Kawa4096 14Freecivilian 14Sparta 14Section9 13Argonauts 13Mindware 13Blackout 12IMNCrew 12Teamxxx 12Kazu 11Icarus 11Icefire 11Cryp70n1c0d3 11Crazyhunter 10Darkrace 10Darkpower 10Darkside 10Emperador 9Black X 9LeakBazaar 9Rook 9Groove 9Helix 8Xpl0itrs 8Skira 8Radiant 8VanHelsing 8Qiulong 8Mogilevich 8Cryptbb 8Babuk 8Barracuda 7Wallstreet 7Doommageddon 7Bert 7Chort 7Malekteam 70mega 7Cyclops 7Karma 7Pay2key 7The Crew 6DYSPHOR1A 6Ms13089 6Netrunner 6Cipherforce 6RunSomeWares 6Arkana 6Silent 6Rancoz 6Dataleak 6Redalert 6Yanluowang 6Egregor 6Iah6477 5Gammax 5PrinzEugen 5ULose 50day Syndicate 5Secpo 5Orca 5Atomsilo 5Minteye 5Kryptos 5Bqtlock 5GDLockerSec 5ValenciaLeaks 5Donex 5Raznatovic 5Projectrelic 5Pandora 5Lockdata 5Eclipse 4Booba Team 4Exitium 4Linkc 4Desolator 4Satanlockv2 4Ransomcortex 4Shaoleaks 4Blacktor 4Iah647 3Ethics 3Orion 3Triple X 3Mnt6 3TiMc 3Yurei 3Rebornvc 3Bluebox 3Vanirgroup 3Hellogookie 3Trisec 3Noname 3Vendetta 3Ragnarok 3Blackshadow 3Bonacigroup 3Grief 3Snake 3Coldlock 3Nasirsecurity 2Sovcali 2Leaknet 23am 2BlueWhale 2Cry0 2Blackfield 2Redact 2Kittykatkrew 2Osiris 2Lunalock 2Sensayq 2Cryptnet 2Bitlocker 2Nightsky 2Wastedlocker 2Sekhmet 2Prolock 2Abyss-data 1Cyberleek 1Securotop 1Kyber 1D1R 1Sicarii 1Reynolds 1Walocker 1Secp0 1Playboy 1Zerotolerance 1Insane 1Ranstreet 1Crosslock 1Slug 1Memedusalockerdusa 1Blogxx 1Roadsweep 1La Piovra 1Robinhood 1Macaw 1Deathkitty 1Zeppelin 1Networm 1Maui 1Astroteam 1Phoenixcryptolocker 1Synack 1Ronggolawe 1Cring 1Hades 1Netflim 1Agelocker 1Thanos 1Dharma 1Mamba 1
Breaches using Data Extortion & Leaks
November 5, 2018HIGH
October 29, 2018HIGH
October 21, 2018LOW
October 5, 2018CRIT
September 18, 2018MED
August 25, 2018LOW
August 24, 2018LOW
July 23, 2018CRIT
June 12, 2018HIGH
June 1, 2018CRIT
May 31, 2018HIGH
May 13, 2018LOW
January 1, 2018MED
December 7, 2017LOW
December 5, 2017HIGH
November 28, 2017MED
July 18, 2017CRIT
June 5, 2017LOW
March 25, 2017LOW
March 22, 2017MED
March 14, 2017MED
January 9, 2017MED
January 1, 2017CRIT
January 1, 2017LOW
December 23, 2016HIGH
November 19, 2016HIGH
October 8, 2016CRIT
September 29, 2016HIGH
September 6, 2016LOW
September 5, 2016HIGH
September 4, 2016MED
September 1, 2016HIGH
August 30, 2016MED
August 15, 2016MED
August 7, 2016MED
July 31, 2016LOW
July 19, 2016MED
July 1, 2016LOW
June 1, 2016MED
May 20, 2016LOW
March 27, 2016LOW
February 29, 2016MED
February 29, 2016MED
February 13, 2016MED
October 7, 2015HIGH
September 16, 2015HIGH
July 6, 2015LOW
May 21, 2015MED
May 14, 2015MED
April 27, 2015LOW
April 14, 2015HIGH
February 11, 2015LOW
November 24, 2014MED
August 18, 2014MED
February 22, 2014LOW
January 1, 2014MED
January 4, 2013LOW
December 26, 2011HIGH
December 1, 2011HIGH
June 1, 2011MED
October 25, 2010MED
May 17, 2010MED
January 1, 2009MED
Adapt Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Elasticsearch Instance of Sales Leads on AWS Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
GoldSilver Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
You've Been Scraped Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
SaverSpy Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Atlas Quantum Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
HTH Studios Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Apollo Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Trik Spam Botnet Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Exactis Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Ticketfly Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Lolzteam Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Elanic Data Breach (2018)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Netshoes Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
ai.type Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Open CS:GO Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
B2B USA Businesses Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Exposed VINs Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Health Now Networks Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Factual Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Master Deeds Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Sephora Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
River City Media Spam List Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Victory Phones Data Breach (2017)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Data Enrichment Records Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
RankWatch Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Modern Business Solutions Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Justdate.com Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Real Estate Mogul Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Digimon Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
NemoWeb Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
NetProspex Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
MDPI Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
GeekedIn Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Wishbone (2016) Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Roblox Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
AKP Emails Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
FreshMenu Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Uiggy Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Regpack Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
COMELEC (Philippines Voters) Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
KM.RU Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Nival Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
V-Tight Gel Data Breach (2016)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Special K Data Feed Spam List Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Experian (2015) Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Hacking Team Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Adult FriendFinder (2015) Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
mSpy Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
SC Daily Phone Spam List Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Flashback Data Breach (2015)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Warframe Data Breach (2014)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Banorte Data Breach (2014)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Spirol Data Breach (2014)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Snapchat Data Breach (2014)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Heroes of Gaia Data Breach (2013)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Tianya Data Breach (2011)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Dodonew.com Data Breach (2011)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Dangdang Data Breach (2011)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Paddy Power Data Breach (2010)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Neteller Data Breach (2010)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
Money Bookers Data Breach (2009)
Misconfiguration & Exposed Data
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