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 15, 2026LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers listed by dragonforceon the group's public leak site

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, LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers is reported in US, a country with 2,713 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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LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers

Claimed by dragonforce · listed 5 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 15, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: dragonforce
Status: Data leaked
Country: US
Sector: Business Services
Listed on leak site: May 15, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers, INC. (LS&E) is a Puyallup, Washington-based firm that has provided surveying and civil engineering services since 1958. The company offers property boundary surveying, topographic surveys, civil engineering, geotechnical services, environmental engineering, and onsite wastewater design to public and private sector clients in the Pacific Northwest. LS&E has been twice voted Master Builders' Company of the Year and serves architects, engineers, developers, and municipalities.

Industry: Surveying & Civil Engineering Services
Address: Puyallup, Washington, US
Employees: 11-50
Founded: 1958

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed published by the threat actor. The company handles sensitive land development records, property boundary data, and works with municipalities and public agencies, meaning exfiltrated data likely includes business-sensitive project files, client PII, and potentially regulated environmental/engineering records.

DragonForce claims to have compromised LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers and has published data from the attack. The disclosed status indicates data has been published, though no specific ransom amount or data size was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Project planning documents
Civil engineering records
Client/property records
Employee/team information
Geotechnical reports
Survey records and plats
Wastewater system design files
Municipal and developer correspondence

What the group claims

LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers, INC. specializes in property boundary surveying, topographic surveys, and subdivision surveys, primarily serving clients in the Puyallup area. With a commitment to quality and a history of excellence since 1958, they provide comprehensive surveying and engineering services to both public and private sectors. Their expertise includes civil engineering, geotechnical services, and environmental engineering, ensuring compliance with local regulations and effective project planning. The company aims to support architects, engineers, developers, and municipalities in making informed decisions about land development.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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LeRoy Surveyors & Engineers, INC. specializes in property boundary surveying, topographic surveys, and subdivision surveys, primarily serving clients in the Puy...
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Publicated files: 
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Publicated files: 
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Sources

Source

Indexed 5 days ago

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