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 117 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 28, 2025; most recent post May 20, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 17, 2026Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati listed by novaon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Education sector, which has 694 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati is reported in PH, 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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Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati

Claimed by nova · listed 3 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 17, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: nova
Status: Data leaked
Country: PH
Sector: Education
Listed on leak site: May 17, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati is a Salesian-run educational institution in Makati, Philippines, offering programs from elementary through senior high school as well as technical-vocational education. It primarily serves underprivileged youth, equipping them with vocational skills and competencies for employment. The school integrates academic, spiritual, and moral development in line with the Salesian educational tradition.

Industry: Technical & Vocational Education
Address: Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published (not merely listed), meaning exfiltration is confirmed. An educational institution serving minors and underprivileged youth is likely to hold PII for students (including minors), staff, and families, raising regulatory and child-protection concerns.

The Nova ransomware group claims to have attacked Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati and has published data ('data_published' status), indicating exfiltration of institutional data. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Student records
Staff/personnel records
Academic and enrollment data
Institutional administrative documents

What the group claims

Don Bosco Technical Institute of Makati is dedicated to providing quality education and holistic formation for students from elementary to senior high school, as well as technical vocational education. The institution aims to develop competent, service-oriented individuals who embody the values of the Salesian educational system. It primarily serves underprivileged youth, equipping them with the necessary skills and competencies for better employment opportunities. The school emphasizes a curriculum that integrates academic excellence with spiritual and moral development.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Sources

Leak posthttp://novadmrkp4vbk2padk5t6pbxolndceuc7hrcq4mjaoyed6nxsqiuzyyd.onion/don-bosco-technical-institute-of-makati

Source

Indexed 3 days ago

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