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Inforlandia

Claimed by Royal · listed 4 years ago

43m
Age
since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

  1. ListedDec 27, 2022
  2. Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group
Royal
Status
Data leaked
Country
Portugal
Sector
Technology
Listed on leak site
Dec 27, 2022

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Inforlandia S.A. is a Portuguese European Original Equipment Manufacturer specialising in the production and distribution of computers, laptops, mobile devices, and consumer electronics. Operating for over 35 years, it is the largest manufacturer of computer equipment in Portugal, with a growing international presence through its FlexOEM programme enabling localised small-batch production across Europe. The company serves education, business, and public sector clients and holds numerous quality, environmental, and social responsibility certifications.

Industry
Computer Hardware & Consumer Electronics Manufacturing
Founded
1989

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published by the ransomware operator, indicating successful exfiltration from a significant European manufacturing company with international operations and public/education sector clients; however, the specific nature and volume of exfiltrated data are not detailed, preventing a critical classification.

The Royal ransomware group claims an attack on Inforlandia and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration of company data, though the leak post does not specify the volume of data or the precise types of files stolen.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post
  • Company business data
  • Potentially corporate certifications and process documentation
  • Potentially customer and partner records
  • Potentially employee information

What the group claims

Inforlandia is a leading European Original Equipment Manufacturer of computer hardware, mobile devices and consumer electronics.Celebrating 30 years, Inforlandia presents itself with a deep knowledge and experience in the technological sector, at local and international level, with successes that speak for themselves. Today it is the largest manufacturer of computer equipment in Portugal, with an offer adjusted and developed to the needs of customers and with a strong weight in exports. The ambition that dictated its path continues to outline its growth and consolidation strategies. With the aim of making technology increasingly accessible, both for Education and for the business and public sectors, it has been developing production methods and strategies that ensure unmatched flexibility and high levels of quality, with the utmost efficiency. The commitment to quality has been rewarded with certifications at the highest level, and Inforlandia’s objective is to continue to be one of the national companies with the highest number of product, process and business-level certifications.

Sources

Source

Indexed 4 years ago

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Disclosure context

About Royal

Royal is a financially motivated ransomware group that emerged in November 2022, quickly establishing itself as a significant threat with over 200 documented victims across multiple sectors. The group is believed to operate independently rather than as a ransomware-as-a-service model, though their exact country of origin remains unclear based on publicly available intelligence. Royal primarily gains initial access through phishing campaigns and exploitation of remote desktop protocols, subsequently deploying custom ransomware that encrypts victim files while exfiltrating sensitive data for double extortion tactics. The group has demonstrated a preference for targeting critical infrastructure and public services, with notable attacks against educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and government entities primarily in the United States, though they have also significantly impacted organizations across Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France. Their encryption methodology involves custom-built malware that systematically encrypts files while maintaining persistence on compromised networks. As of recent reporting from federal agencies including CISA and FBI advisories, Royal remains an active threat with ongoing campaigns targeting organizations across their preferred sectors, particularly focusing on entities with limited cybersecurity resources that may be more likely to pay ransom demands. The group has been linked to 211 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 4, 2022; most recent post July 19, 2023. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

  • December 27, 2022Inforlandia listed by Royalon the group's public leak site

Other recent disclosures by Royal

Royal has been linked to 211 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

See the full Royal dossier →

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 3,549 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Inforlandia is reported in Portugal, a country with 28 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by Royal means Inforlandia 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, CERT.PT (Portugal), as required for your jurisdiction.
  • Monitor for the data appearing on Royal'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.