Disclosure context

About Dragonforce

Dragonforce is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in December 2023, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns and victim selection. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain unclear due to limited public documentation from established threat intelligence sources, though their rapid accumulation of 439 documented victims suggests either sophisticated capabilities or possible connections to existing ransomware infrastructure. Based on their targeting patterns across diverse sectors including manufacturing, business services, technology, and construction, Dragonforce appears to employ opportunistic attack methodologies, though specific initial access vectors, encryption methods, and extortion tactics have not been publicly detailed by major security firms or law enforcement agencies. The group has demonstrated a preference for targeting organizations primarily in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, with the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Italy representing their most frequent victim locations, suggesting possible language capabilities or geographic operational preferences. As of current reporting, Dragonforce appears to remain active given their recent emergence and ongoing victim acquisition, though the lack of detailed public analysis from major threat intelligence organizations indicates either operational security measures that have limited researcher visibility or that the group has not yet conducted sufficiently high-profile attacks to warrant extensive public documentation by CISA, FBI, or established security research firms. The group has been linked to 537 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on December 13, 2023; most recent post May 20, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 7, 2026Promotion AB listed by Dragonforceon the group's public leak site

Data size: 169597214720
Ransom demanded: $4

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Retail/Display sector. Geographically, Promotion AB is reported in Sweden, a country with 47 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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Promotion AB

Claimed by Dragonforce · listed 13 days ago

169597214720

Data size

Ransom

demanded

13d

Age

since listed · listed for ransom

Status timeline

Listed
May 7, 2026

Current state: Listed for ransom

At a glance

Group: Dragonforce
Status: Listed for ransom
Country: Sweden
Sector: Retail/Display
Listed on leak site: May 7, 2026
Data size: 169597214720
Ransom demanded: $4

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Promotion AB is a Swedish B2B supplier of retail store equipment, display solutions, consumables, and signage products, operating under the domain promotionab.se. Established in 1979, the company merged with Eclipse Display in 2020 and serves retail store managers and department heads across the Nordic region. Their product range spans shelf-edge labels, queue systems, pallet displays, packaging, hygiene consumables, and store fixtures.

Industry: Retail Display & Store Fixtures Supply
Founded: 1979

Attack summary

Severity: high — Approximately 169.6 GB of exfiltrated data is claimed, representing a significant volume of potentially sensitive business and customer information from a B2B retailer; while no regulated personal data at scale is confirmed, the data size and confirmed exfiltration claim warrant a high severity rating.

Dragonforce claims to have exfiltrated approximately 169.6 GB of data from Promotion AB and listed the company on their leak site. No explicit mention of encryption is stated in the truncated post; the listing implies data exfiltration with a threatened publication deadline.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business operational data
Customer records
Order and inventory data
Internal company files

What the group claims

Etablerad redan 1979 och genom en merger med Eclipse Display 2020 kör vi nu full gas framåt på vår resa att bli nordens bästa partner när det gäller att förenklar vardagen för dig som driver en butik!

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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{"data":{"count":481,"publications":[{"uuid":"282416b0-8ad9-4980-a147-7bc506476190","created_at":"2026-05-04T10:59:12.451753Z","name":"Cult Wines","website":"cultwines.com","address":"www.cultwines.com","description":"Cult Wines is revolutionizing the fine wine industry by leveraging expertise, digital platforms, and innovative technology to enhance the buying, selling, investing, and collecting experience for producers and consumers. Their services support the entire life cycle of fine wine, ensuring transparency and secure transactions. Recognizing fine wine as a unique investment, Cult Wine Investment provides clients with a wealth of possibilities, combining heritage with cutting-edge technology to enrich portfolios and enhance lives. Targeting both new generations of wine drinkers and seasoned collectors, Cult Wines aims to build a global community around fine wine appreciation.","weight":308509929472,"is_timer_publication_stopped":false,"timer_publication":"2026-05-09T07:48:00Z","try_again":false,"tags":[],"logo_uuid":"4a447086-5796-40e1-9a66-a4a2900e7d62","is_transfering":false},{"uuid":"46716f4a-c0e6-42b4-abba-bb9025de4ef7","created_at":"2026-04-27T16:20:14.224783Z","na…

Sources

Victim sitepromotionab.se
Leak posthttp://z3wqggtxft7id3ibr7srivv5gjof5fwg76slewnzwwakjuf3nlhukdid.onion/api/guest/blog/posts?page=1

Source

Indexed 13 days ago

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