Disclosure context

About nova

Based on the limited available data, Nova is a recently emerged ransomware operation first observed in April 2025 with an apparent financial motivation, having targeted approximately 95 victims in its brief operational period. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain undocumented by major security firms, though their targeting pattern suggests a broad opportunistic approach rather than geopolitically motivated attacks. Nova's attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been publicly detailed by established threat intelligence sources, though their victim distribution across the United States, France, Brazil, Singapore, and the Netherlands indicates either automated widespread targeting or access to diverse initial compromise vectors. The group has demonstrated a preference for targeting healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and education sectors, suggesting they may focus on organizations with critical operational dependencies that increase pressure for ransom payment. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation by major security researchers, Nova's current operational status, organizational structure, and long-term threat trajectory remain largely uncharacterized in established threat intelligence reporting. The group has been linked to 118 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 28, 2025; most recent post May 21, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 7, 2026Open Retail listed by novaon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Not Found sector, which has 4,859 disclosures indexed across all operators we track.

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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Open Retail Spain

listed as Open Retail · Claimed by nova · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 7, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: nova
Status: Data leaked
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 7, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Open Retail Spain is a company based in Spain that deals with real estate matters for the commercial sector, including premises rental and retail property management. The company manages commercial properties and handles related leasing activities. No further details about its scale or headcount are available from the leak post.

Industry: Commercial Real Estate & Retail Property Management

Attack summary

Severity: high — 104 GB of business data has been confirmed exfiltrated and publicly published, representing a significant data exposure for a commercial real estate company that likely holds tenant contracts, financial records, and client PII.

The Nova ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated 104 GB of data from Open Retail Spain after the company did not respond; the data has been published.

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Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business data (104 GB published)

What the group claims

Open Retail helps businesses grow by finding and selecting the best commercial spaces. We work closely with our clients to understand their needs and find perfect locations that match their goals

The leak post

captured from the group's site

Nova Blog NOVA Blog | PGP/Contact | Affiliate Program | AI-Assist Agent | Department of Support MAY 07, 2026 Desysweb Desysweb is a comprehensive technology solutions integrator specializing in telecommunications and IT services, including managed services and a Security Operation Center. With over 200 clients and more than 13 years of experience, they offer personalized consulting, high-quality materials, and competitive pricing. The company is ISO 27001:2022 certified, ensuring robust information security and data protection. Desysweb operates nationally with a presence in eight provinces and is committed to delivering tailored projects and 24/7 customer support through a team of certified engineers. - Los sistemas de la empresa están encriptados con más de 60 mil archivos en múltiples servidores. Tienes tiempo de contactarte con nuestro departamento a través de los canales indicados en el archivo de recuperación que está dentro de los sistemas encriptados. Una vez que termine la cuenta regresiva, ya no será posible recuperar la información y tus datos se perderán. Estamos listos para desencriptar cada uno de los archivos. Contáctanos cuanto antes. Business Services Software Test…

Sources

Leak posthttp://novadmrkp4vbk2padk5t6pbxolndceuc7hrcq4mjaoyed6nxsqiuzyyd.onion/#open-retail

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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