Disclosure context

About chaos

Based on the limited publicly available information, Chaos is a recently emerged ransomware group that was first observed in March 2025, appearing to be financially motivated given their ransom demands and targeting patterns. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain unclear due to their recent emergence, though their operational model and whether they operate as Ransomware-as-a-Service or as an independent entity has not been definitively established by security researchers. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities are not yet well-documented in public threat intelligence reports, though their targeting suggests they employ common initial access vectors to compromise victims across multiple sectors. Chaos has claimed 41 victims primarily concentrated in the United States, Germany, Poland, Malaysia, and Sweden, with a particular focus on technology companies, financial services, business services, and manufacturing sectors, though the scope and impact of their most significant attacks have not been widely publicized. The group currently appears to be active based on recent victim claims, though comprehensive analysis from major security firms regarding their long-term operational capabilities and potential law enforcement actions remains limited due to their recent emergence in the threat landscape. The group has been linked to 53 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on March 31, 2025; most recent post May 17, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

December 2, 2025dakkota.com listed by chaoson 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, dakkota.com 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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Dakkota Integrated Systems

listed as dakkota.com · Claimed by chaos · listed 6 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Dec 2, 2025
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: chaos
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Dec 2, 2025

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Dakkota Integrated Systems is one of the largest Native American women-owned manufacturing companies in the United States, founded in 2001. The company specializes in complex build-to-order automotive assembly including cockpit, overhead, instrument panel, fascia, and suspension systems. It operates more than 14 plants across the United States and Canada, employing over 2,500 people and delivering components on a just-in-time basis to OEM customers.

Industry: Automotive Components Assembly & Manufacturing
Employees: 2500+
Founded: 2001

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published by the threat actor, confirming exfiltration from a major automotive OEM supplier with over 2,500 employees. Likely includes employee PII, supplier data, and proprietary manufacturing/logistics information across 14 sites, representing significant business and potentially regulated personal data exposure.

The Chaos ransomware group claims to have attacked Dakkota Integrated Systems and has published data ('data_published' status), indicating exfiltration of company data. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Employee records (US and Canadian portals referenced)
Supplier information
Manufacturing process data
Materials planning and logistics data
Quality systems data
Operational/assembly data

What the group claims

Founded in 2001, Dakkota Integrated Systems is a manufacturing company that provides a variety of build-to-order manufacturing processes including cockpit, overhead, and fascia systems and more.

Sources

Victim sitedakkota.com
Leak posthttp://hptqq2o2qjva7lcaaq67w36jihzivkaitkexorauw7b2yul2z6zozpqd.onion/post/wNSxNKDCzkZtosjEq9RF3gfyn3Sgiqgr

Source

Indexed 6 months ago

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