Disclosure context

About cipherforce

CipherForce is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in February 2026, appearing to be financially motivated based on their targeting patterns and operational characteristics. Given their recent emergence and limited public documentation, details about their specific country of origin and affiliations remain unclear, though their targeting of victims across the United States, United Arab Emirates, India, China, and Vietnam suggests either a geographically distributed operation or deliberate international scope. With only six known victims documented to date, the group appears to focus on technology companies, business services, and transportation/logistics sectors, though their attack methodology and specific tools have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence firms or law enforcement agencies. No notable high-profile campaigns or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, or established security researchers, likely due to the group's recent emergence and relatively small victim count. CipherForce appears to remain active as of current reporting, though their limited operational history makes it difficult to assess their long-term viability or potential for expansion. The group has been linked to 6 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 23, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 23, 2026FindNear listed by cipherforceon 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. Geographically, FindNear is reported in VN, a country with 5 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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FindNear

Claimed by cipherforce · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 23, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: cipherforce
Status: Data leaked
Country: VN
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 23, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

FindNear is a location-based technology company operating in Vietnam that provides a platform enabling users to discover nearby services such as stores, restaurants, and hotels. The company uses geolocation technology to connect businesses with potential customers by surfacing real-time proximity information. Its solutions are aimed at facilitating transactions and interactions between local businesses and consumers.

Industry: Location-Based Services & Geolocation Technology

Attack summary

Severity: low — The leak post description is AI-generated boilerplate with no evidence of actual exfiltrated data, no proof files, no data inventory, and no stated ransom or data size. The disclosed status is 'data_published' but no concrete proof or sensitive data categories are substantiated.

The cipherforce ransomware group has claimed an attack against FindNear and disclosed the data as published, though no specific details about encryption, exfiltration volume, or data categories were provided in the post.

low

Original description

AI-summarised, not from the leak post

"FindNear" is a location-based technology company that provides a platform for users to locate nearby services such as stores, restaurants, hotels, and other amenities. Their solutions are designed to help businesses attract potential customers by providing real-time information about their proximity to various services. The company harnesses the power of geolocation technology to facilitate seamless transactions and interactions between businesses and customers.

Sources

Leak posthttp://o3ydbkayttkyg4iw2nc732jxmmex25bjeyqyvuuyngnxmpehdefjr3qd.onion/victims/victims/d0d3ba11-1efb-4e94-b5da-9998aaa057e7

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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