Was Now-Forward hit by ransomware?

Now-Forward was listed by the CMD ORGANIZATION ransomware operation (United States), 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 CMD ORGANIZATION ransomware group?

CMD ORGANIZATION 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 Now-Forward breach?

CMD ORGANIZATION published data attributed to Now-Forward (~59 GB). Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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Now-Forward

Claimed by CMD ORGANIZATION · listed 3 months ago

59 GB

Data size

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedMay 27, 2026
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: CMD ORGANIZATION
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Non-profit / Social Services
Listed on leak site: May 27, 2026
Data size: 59 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Now-Forward is a non-profit organization based in Dallas providing essential services including financial aid, medical and dental care, food, clothing, ESL classes, tax preparation, and school supply assistance to low-income families. Established over 40 years ago, the organization directs 96% of funds toward direct client services and operates through donations, volunteers, and community partnerships.

Industry: Non-profit / Social Services

Attack summary

Severity: high — Exfiltration of 59 GB from a non-profit serving vulnerable low-income populations likely includes PII, medical, and financial data at scale. The organization's role managing sensitive client information and financial aid records elevates risk despite no proof files displayed.

CMD ORGANIZATION claims to have exfiltrated 59 GB of data from Now-Forward. The post provides no details on encryption, operational disruption, or specific data categories targeted.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Client financial records
Medical records
Dental records
Personal identification documents
Service recipient information

What the group claims

A non-profit organization based in Dallas that provides essential services such as financial aid, medical and dental care, food, clothing, and ESL classes to low-income families. Established over 40 years ago, they direct 96% of funds toward client services and also offer tax preparation and school supply assistance.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

IT Security organization est. 2026.
Now-Forward is a non-profit organization based in Dallas that provides a range of essential services such as financial aid, medical and dental care, food, clothing, and ESL classes to low-income families. Established to effectively serve the urgent needs of the community, they have been a trusted resource for over 40 years, assisting residents facing unexpected life challenges. The organization supports their mission through donations, volunteer work, and partnerships with local entities, ensuring that 96% of their funds are directed toward client services. Their extensive offerings also include tax preparation and school supply assistance, enabling families to achieve greater stability and self-sufficiency. 
Stonehenge Therapeutic Community is dedicated to providing expert services to individuals, families, and communities affected by substance use. Their offerings include addiction medicine and withdrawal support, supportive housing, integrated support and justice, and residential services. The organization emphasizes partnership, support, and advocacy, aiming to help clients learn to live effectively and contribute to society. With a history d…

Screenshot of the leak post

Sources

Leak posthttp://cmdnkiqjije2tllr3biee2sjgj3i4robg2cbtilbnytdhh2wy3syrlyd.onion

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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Disclosure context

About CMD ORGANIZATION

CMD ORGANIZATION is a ransomware group first observed in May 2026, with financial gain assessed as the primary motivation based on available indicators. Due to the extremely limited public reporting on this group, comprehensive technical attribution and operational details have not yet been documented by major threat intelligence vendors or government agencies such as CISA or the FBI. Based on available data, CMD ORGANIZATION has recorded a single known victim, with targeting concentrated in the United States and focused on the engineering sector, suggesting either a nascent operation in its early stages or a highly selective targeting methodology. No publicly documented information is currently available regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, extortion tactics, tooling, or affiliations with other known threat actors or ransomware-as-a-service ecosystems. No notable high-profile campaigns, law enforcement actions, or confirmed rebranding activity has been publicly attributed to this group at this time. CMD ORGANIZATION should be considered an emerging or low-visibility threat actor warranting continued monitoring as additional victims or technical indicators may surface and enable more comprehensive profiling by the security research community. The group has been linked to 18 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on May 14, 2026; most recent post August 11, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 27, 2026Now-Forward listed by CMD ORGANIZATIONon the group's public leak site

Data size: 59 GB

Other recent disclosures by CMD ORGANIZATION

CMD ORGANIZATION has been linked to 18 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 Non-profit / Social Services sector. Geographically, Now-Forward is reported in United States, a country with 3,162 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by CMD ORGANIZATION means Now-Forward 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.
Report the incident to your national CERT, CISA (United States), as required for your jurisdiction.
Monitor for the data appearing on CMD ORGANIZATION'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.