Disclosure context

About Hiveleak

Hiveleak is a financially-motivated ransomware group that emerged in August 2021, conducting targeted attacks primarily against organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, and Germany with a focus on manufacturing, business services, information technology, healthcare, and education sectors. Limited public documentation exists regarding this group's specific country of origin or affiliations with other ransomware operations, though their targeting patterns and operational timeline suggest they operate as part of the broader ransomware ecosystem that proliferated during the 2021-2022 period. The group's attack methodology and technical capabilities remain largely undocumented in major threat intelligence reports from CISA, FBI, or leading security research firms, though their victim count of 208 organizations indicates sustained operational capability over their known active period. Notable campaigns and high-profile victims have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting, suggesting the group may have maintained a lower profile compared to major ransomware operations like Conti or LockBit during the same timeframe. The current operational status of Hiveleak remains unclear based on available public intelligence reporting. The group has been linked to 208 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on August 14, 2021; most recent post May 26, 2023. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

December 20, 2022JAKKS Pacific Inc listed by Hiveleakon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing sector, which has 2,458 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, JAKKS Pacific Inc is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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JAKKS Pacific Inc

Claimed by Hiveleak · listed 3 years ago

41m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Dec 20, 2022
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Hiveleak
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Dec 20, 2022

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of toys and consumer products sold worldwide, headquartered in Santa Monica, California. Founded in 1995, the company has grown into a top-six U.S. player in the toys and leisure products sector through product development, licensing agreements, and strategic acquisitions. Its portfolio includes proprietary brands such as Fly Wheels, Perfectly Cute, Disguise, and ReDo Skateboard Co., as well as a wide range of licensed entertainment products.

Industry: Toy & Consumer Products Manufacturing
Address: Santa Monica, California, United States
Employees: 501-1000
Founded: 1995

Attack summary

Severity: high — The disclosure status is 'data_published', confirming that exfiltrated data has been released publicly. JAKKS Pacific is a publicly traded company with significant business data, licensing agreements, and potentially employee and partner PII at risk, representing a significant business data exposure.

The Hiveleak group claims to have conducted an attack against JAKKS Pacific, Inc. with the status listed as data_published, indicating that exfiltrated data has been released or made available. No specific ransom amount or data size was stated in the post.

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Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Corporate business data
Proprietary brand information
Licensing agreement documents
Internal company records

What the group claims

JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-brand company that, since 1995, has been designing, developing, producing and marketing toys, leisure products and writing instruments for children and adults around the world. The company has become a top six U.S. player in the toys and leisure products sector through product development, licensing agreements and strategic acquisitions. We believe our growth strategy is unique and built upon a concentrated effort to spread earnings across all four quarters. We have accomplished that by expanding and 'counter-seasonalizing' our product lines, adding new retail outlets and leveraging our product development and merchandising expertise on products with staying power. About JAKKS Pacific, Inc. JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of toys and consumer products sold throughout the world, with its headquarters in Santa Monica, California. JAKKS Pacific’s popular proprietary brands include: Fly Wheels®, Perfectly Cute®, ReDo Skateboard Co.®, X Power Dozer®, Disguise®, Weee-Do™ and a wide range of entertainment-inspired products featuring premier licensed properties. Through JAKKS Cares, the company’s commitment to philanthropy, JAKKS is helping to make a positive impact on the lives of children. Visit us at www.jakks.com and follow us on Instagram (@jakkstoys), Twitter (@jakkstoys) and Facebook (JAKKS Pacific).

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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