Disclosure context

About Cl0p

The Cl0p (also known as Clop) ransomware group is a financially motivated cybercriminal organization that emerged in March 2020, operating as part of the broader TA505/FIN11 threat landscape and conducting high-impact ransomware campaigns targeting organizations globally. The group is believed to operate from Russian-speaking territories and has been linked to the prolific TA505 cybercriminal consortium, functioning as a Ransomware-as-a-Service operation that collaborates with various affiliate groups to maximize their operational reach. Cl0p primarily gains initial access through exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in file transfer applications, phishing campaigns, and SQL injection attacks, employing double extortion tactics by exfiltrating sensitive data before deploying their custom ransomware payload, which uses strong encryption algorithms to render victim systems inoperable. The group has been responsible for several high-profile campaigns, most notably their exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in MOVEit Transfer software in 2023, which affected hundreds of organizations worldwide including major corporations and government entities, and their previous campaigns targeting Accellion FTA and other file transfer solutions that resulted in the compromise of sensitive data from numerous high-value targets. Cl0p remains active as of 2024, continuing to evolve their tactics and maintain their position as one of the most prolific ransomware groups globally, with over 1,490 documented victims primarily concentrated in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, and Australia across technology, manufacturing, transportation, and consumer services sectors. The group has been linked to 1,490 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on March 13, 2020; most recent post February 14, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: Clop, TA505, FIN11.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 14, 2026ANSTECHINC.COM listed by Cl0pon 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, ANSTECHINC.COM 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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Answer Technologies Inc

listed as ANSTECHINC.COM · Claimed by Cl0p · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 14, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Cl0p
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: Feb 14, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Answer Technologies Inc is a US-based managed IT services and technology solutions provider offering a full suite of services including IT support, network design, network security, disaster recovery, accounting solutions, software integrations, and website design and development. The company markets itself to small and mid-sized businesses seeking affordable, reliable technology management under one roof. It is contactable via a New York area phone number (646 area code).

Industry: Managed IT Services & Technology Solutions

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is listed as published by Cl0p, a group known for large-scale exfiltration, and the victim is an MSP/IT services firm whose compromise could have downstream supply-chain implications. However, the leak post provides no verifiable proof, no data inventory, and no stated ransom or data size, preventing a higher severity classification.

Cl0p claims to have attacked Answer Technologies Inc and has published data (disclosed_status: data_published); however, the leak post contains no specific details about the nature of the attack, whether encryption or exfiltration occurred, or what categories of data were compromised.

medium

Original description

AI-summarised, not from the leak post

N/A

Sources

Victim siteANSTECHINC.COM

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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