Disclosure context

About Nitrogen

**Nitrogen** is an emerging ransomware group that first appeared in September 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations through targeted extortion campaigns primarily focused on North American and European organizations. The group has claimed responsibility for attacks against 46 documented victims across multiple sectors, with manufacturing companies representing their most frequent targets. Limited public information suggests the group operates independently rather than as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model, though their specific country of origin and potential affiliations with other cybercriminal organizations remain undetermined by major security research firms. Their attack methodology appears to focus on opportunistic targeting across diverse industries including manufacturing, business services, technology, and hospitality sectors, with the United States serving as their primary area of operations followed by significant activity in Canada, Portugal, India, and France. Due to the group's recent emergence and relatively low profile compared to established ransomware families, detailed technical analysis of their encryption methods, data exfiltration practices, and initial access vectors has not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence providers such as CISA, FBI, or Mandiant. Given the group's recent formation in September 2024, no major high-profile campaigns or significant law enforcement actions have been publicly reported, with their victim portfolio consisting primarily of small to medium-sized enterprises rather than critical infrastructure or Fortune 500 companies. Nitrogen appears to remain active as of current reporting, though their limited operational history and relatively small victim count suggest they are still establishing their presence within the broader ransomware ecosystem. The group has been linked to 56 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 30, 2024; most recent post May 13, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 12, 2026REI listed by Nitrogenon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 2,524 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, REI 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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REI

Claimed by Nitrogen · listed 9 days ago

Age

since listed · listed for ransom

Status timeline

Listed
May 12, 2026

Current state: Listed for ransom

At a glance

Group: Nitrogen
Status: Listed for ransom
Country: United States
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: May 12, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

REI (Research Electronics International) specializes in the design and manufacture of electronic test equipment for security and TSCM (Technical Surveillance Countermeasures) applications. Founded in 1983 in Cookeville, Tennessee by Bruce Barsumian, the company serves government agencies, law enforcement, corporate security personnel, and TSCM professionals worldwide. In June 2019, REI became an Electronic Technologies subsidiary of HEICO Corporation, headquartered in Hollywood, Florida.

Industry: Electronic Test Equipment for Security & TSCM Applications
Address: Cookeville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Founded: 1983

Attack summary

Severity: medium — REI supplies sensitive electronic countermeasure equipment to government agencies and law enforcement, meaning any exfiltration of customer or product data could be nationally significant; however, the disclosure is currently only a listing with no confirmed exfiltration, no proof files, and no stated data volume, limiting the confirmed severity to medium.

The Nitrogen ransomware group has listed REI as a victim on their leak site. No specific claims regarding encryption or exfiltration volume have been stated, and no ransom amount or data size has been disclosed.

medium

What the group claims

Specializes in design and manufacture of electronic test equipment for security applications, serving government agencies, law enforcement, corporate security, and TSCM professionals

The leak post

captured from the group's site

The world's largest contract electronics manufacturer, whose operations are officially divided into four key segments: consumer electronics, cloud and networking products, computing equipment, as well as components and other products. 
PCCA supports the creation of personalized medicine and innovative products, as well as pharmaceutical compounding. 
One of the leaders in video stream optimization, security, and content monetization. Offers advanced solutions for efficient video delivery across all digital ecosystems. 
TThe company operates in the wholesale trade of engineering materials and equipment.. 
The company specializes in the development, engineering, and manufacturing of various components and systems for the automotive industry and other sectors. 
Specializing in instrumental welding (TIG, Micro TIG, MIG), microlaser welding, laser cladding, laser hardening, laser engraving, stress relieving, and mechanical processing. 
Specializing in the production of structural steel and construction. 
A major manufacturer of art materials for professional artists and designers: acrylic paints, oils, watercolors, pastels and other media/materials. 
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Sources

Leak posthttp://nitrogenczslprh3xyw6lh5xyjvmsz7ciljoqxxknd7uymkfetfhgvqd.onion

Source

Indexed 9 days ago

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