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

March 20, 2026smythco.com listed by chaoson the group's public leak site

Data size: 1000 GB

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Business Services sector, which has 2,640 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, smythco.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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Smyth Companies, LLC

listed as smythco.com · Claimed by chaos · listed 2 months ago

1000 GB

Data size

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 20, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: chaos
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Business Services
Listed on leak site: Mar 20, 2026
Data size: 1000 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Smyth Companies, LLC is a U.S.-based manufacturer of labels and custom packaging solutions, serving markets including food & beverage, health & beauty, personal care, household, automotive, and craft beer. Founded in 1877, the company operates multiple facilities across Austin, Bedford, Boston, Green Bay, and Minneapolis. The company was recently acquired by Crestview and offers a broad range of products including pressure-sensitive, shrink sleeve, cut & stack, IML, flexible packaging, and tube labeling.

Industry: Labels & Custom Packaging Solutions
Address: Multiple facilities in Austin, Bedford, Boston, Green Bay, and Minneapolis, United States
Founded: 1877

Attack summary

Severity: high — The group claims confirmed exfiltration of 1,000 GB of internal corporate data with disclosed status of data_published, representing significant business data exposure at substantial scale, though no specific regulated PII, medical, or financial data is explicitly confirmed.

The Chaos ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated 1,000 GB of internal corporate data from Smyth Companies, LLC and states that the window for private negotiation has closed, threatening full public disclosure of the stolen data.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Internal corporate data
High-value business files

What the group claims

Smyth Companies, LLC has failed to protect its infrastructure. We have successfully exfiltrated high-value corporate data, and the window for private negotiation is now closed. THE TERMS: You have 24 HOURS to finalize the settlement. If the deadline expires: FULL DISCLOSURE: 1000 GB of interna…

Sources

Victim sitesmythco.com
Leak posthttp://hptqq2o2qjva7lcaaq67w36jihzivkaitkexorauw7b2yul2z6zozpqd.onion/post/EKOWyRZFHpYF8o9Bg0IyEzYToXLhueXD

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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