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

May 19, 2026RADWAG listed by novaon 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, RADWAG is reported in PL, a country with 8 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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RADWAG

Claimed by nova · listed 2 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 19, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: nova
Status: Data leaked
Country: PL
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: May 19, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

RADWAG is a Polish manufacturer headquartered in Radom, Poland, widely recognised as a global leader in the production of electronic weighing equipment, including precision balances, scales, and specialised measuring instruments. The company exports its products to numerous countries worldwide and operates across industrial, laboratory, and commercial weighing segments.

Industry: Electronic Weighing & Measuring Instruments Manufacturing
Address: Bracka 28, 26-600 Radom, Poland
Employees: 501-1000
Founded: 1990

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is claimed as exfiltrated and the status is data_published, but no specific volume, regulated/sensitive data categories (e.g. PII at scale, financial, medical) are described, and only vague references to samples and a file tree are mentioned, limiting severity to medium.

The Nova ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated data from RADWAG and states that samples and a file tree from the stolen data will be provided to the company upon contact with their support department; the disclosure status is listed as data_published.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

File tree of stolen data
Data samples

What the group claims

The website RADWAG.com is the home of RADWAG, a Polish manufacturer widely recognized as a global leader in the production of electronic weighing equipment, including balances, scales, and specialized measuring instruments - Nova Provide tree and samples from stolen data to the company when its get in touch with support department.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

Nova Blog NOVA Blog | PGP/Contact | Affiliate Program | AI-Assist Agent | Department of Support Nordfjord Hotell Nordfjord Hotell is a hotel located in the town of Nordfjordeid, which is the administrative centre of the Stad Municipality in the Nordfjord region of Norway. It is a popular choice for both business and leisure travellers. The hotel offers a range of modern amenities, including a full-service spa, an indoor pool, and conference facilities - Nova Provide tree and samples from stolen data to the company when its get in touch with support department. Hotels 12GB COUNTDOWN 0d 0h 0m 0s MAY 19, 2026 Asian Lite International Asian News from UK is a leading newspaper focused on politics, business, and economy, providing comprehensive news coverage across various regions including UK, Asia, and the USA. The publication offers a range of content including lifestyle, entertainment, and sports while also featuring international news. It aims to cater to the interests of the South Asian diaspora, expatriates, and a global audience interested in Asian affairs. Alongside digital editions, the company also provides PR services and media packs for potential collaborations - Nova Provid…

Sources

Leak posthttp://novadmrkp4vbk2padk5t6pbxolndceuc7hrcq4mjaoyed6nxsqiuzyyd.onion/radwag

Source

Indexed 2 days ago

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