Was Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) hit by ransomware?

Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) was listed by the beast ransomware operation (Pakistan), and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the beast ransomware group?

beast is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) breach?

beast published data attributed to Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA). Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA)

Claimed by Beast · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedMay 31, 2026
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Beast
Status: Data leaked
Country: Pakistan
Sector: Government/Law Enforcement
Listed on leak site: May 31, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

The Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) is a Pakistani government forensic laboratory providing audio-visual analysis, computer forensics, DNA/serology, pathology, fingerprint analysis, and trace chemistry services. It supports law enforcement through training, education, and institutional study tours to strengthen forensic capabilities across Pakistan.

Industry: Government/Law Enforcement – Forensic Science

Attack summary

Severity: critical — Confirmed exfiltration from a government law-enforcement forensic agency. Data likely includes criminal investigations, DNA profiles, fingerprints, and evidence records—all highly sensitive PII and investigative material that could compromise ongoing cases, witness safety, and national security.

The 'beast' group claims to have compromised PFSA and published exfiltrated data. No specific details on encryption status, operational disruption, or data categories are disclosed in the post.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

forensic case files
DNA/serology records
fingerprint analysis data
computer forensics reports
pathology records
audio-visual evidence
law enforcement communications

What the group claims

The Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) provides a range of forensic services including audio visual analysis, computer forensics, DNA and serology, pathology, latent fingerprint analysis, and trace chemistry. It supports law enforcement agencies through training and education, and is dedicated to enhancing forensic science capabilities in Pakistan to combat corruption and promote justice.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

The Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) provides a range of forensic services including audio visual analysis, computer forensics, DNA and serology, pathology, latent fingerprint analysis, and trace chemistry. It aims to support law enforcement agencies through training and education, offering courses and workshops on evidence collection and preservation. The agency also facilitates study tours for various institutions to familiarize them with its operations. PFSA is dedicated to enhancing forensic science capabilities in Pakistan to combat corruption and promote justice.
P U B L I S H E D

Screenshot of the leak post

Leak screenshot for Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA)

Sources

Leak posthttp://beast6azu4f7fxjakiayhnssybibsgjnmy77a6duufqw5afjzfjhzuqd.onion/card/punjab_forensic_science_agency

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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Disclosure context

About beast

The Beast ransomware group is a relatively new threat actor that emerged in July 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations through their ransomware campaigns. With limited public documentation available from major security agencies, the group has demonstrated activity primarily targeting victims across the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, South Korea, and Argentina, accumulating approximately 65 known victims since their emergence. Their targeting pattern shows a focus on healthcare organizations, manufacturing companies, educational institutions, and construction firms, suggesting an opportunistic approach rather than highly specialized sector expertise. The group's recent emergence means there is insufficient public intelligence from CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other established security researchers regarding their specific attack methodologies, initial access vectors, or technical capabilities. Given the timeline of their first observation in mid-2025, Beast represents an active and emerging threat with their current operational status remaining unclear due to limited threat intelligence reporting from authoritative sources. The group has been linked to 106 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on July 29, 2025; most recent post August 25, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 31, 2026Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) listed by beaston the group's public leak site

Other recent disclosures by beast

beast has been linked to 106 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

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Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Government/Law Enforcement sector. Geographically, Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) is reported in Pakistan, a country with 7 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by beast means Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Monitor for the data appearing on beast's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

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.