Disclosure context

About Ransomhouse

Ransomhouse is a ransomware group that emerged in June 2021, operating primarily for financial gain through extortion campaigns targeting organizations across multiple sectors globally. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain unclear based on publicly available intelligence, though their operational patterns suggest they function as an independent cybercriminal organization rather than a traditional ransomware-as-a-service model. Ransomhouse employs double extortion tactics, stealing sensitive data before deploying their ransomware payload and threatening to publish the information on their leak site if victims refuse to pay the demanded ransom. The group has demonstrated a broad targeting approach, with documented attacks against 187 victims primarily concentrated in the United States, China, United Kingdom, Italy, and Spain, focusing heavily on healthcare, technology, business services, and manufacturing sectors. While specific high-profile campaigns have not been extensively documented by major security firms, the group's consistent victim count and geographic distribution indicate sustained operational capability since their emergence. As of current reporting, Ransomhouse remains active with no known major law enforcement disruptions or confirmed rebranding efforts. The group has been linked to 202 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on June 1, 2021; most recent post May 8, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 7, 2026Karl Chevrolet listed by Ransomhouseon the group's public leak site

Data size: 743 GB
Ransom demanded: $740

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the automotive sector, which has 11 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Karl Chevrolet 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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Karl Chevrolet

Claimed by Ransomhouse · listed 13 days ago

743 GB

Data size

$740

Ransom

demanded

13d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 7, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Ransomhouse
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: automotive
Listed on leak site: May 7, 2026
Data size: 743 GB
Ransom demanded: $740

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Karl Chevrolet, Inc. operates a Chevrolet car dealership in the United States. It offers new and used cars, commercial vehicles, SUVs, trucks, and vans, along with automotive parts, accessories, and services including vehicle maintenance, repair, and inspection. The company also allows customers to order parts online and reports approximately $53.6 million in annual revenue.

Industry: Automotive Dealership
Employees: 350

Attack summary

Severity: high — 743 GB of data reportedly exfiltrated and published from an automotive dealership, which likely contains customer PII, financial records, and operational data at significant scale; disclosed status is 'data_published' indicating confirmed exfiltration.

RansomHouse claims to have encrypted Karl Chevrolet's systems on or around April 3, 2026, with the disclosure status listed as 'data_published' and approximately 743 GB of data at stake. The group is advertising the data as evidence and indicates publication is contingent on ransom payment.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Vehicle inventory records
Customer personal information
Financial and sales records
Parts and accessories inventory data
Service and maintenance records
Employee records

What the group claims

Karl Chevrolet, Inc. operates a Chevrolet car dealership. It offers new and used cars, commercial vehicles, SUVs, trucks, and vans. The company also provides automotive parts and accessories.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Sources

Victim sitehttps://www.karlchevrolet.com/
Leak posthttp://zohlm7ahjwegcedoz7lrdrti7bvpofymcayotp744qhx6gjmxbuo2yid.onion/a

Source

Indexed 13 days ago

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