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Design-Aire Engineering Ransomware Attack

daengineering.comRansomed

dark projectGroup

United StatesCountry

Aug 24, 2026Discovered

Overview

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Domain

daengineering.com

Industry

Manufacturing

Country

United States

Discovered

about 1 month ago

Attack date

Aug 24, 2026

Confidence

100%

Severity

Medium

Status

Claimed

Threat group

dark project

Total victims

First seen

Aug 2026

Last seen

Sep 2026

Group status

active

Sophistication

Impact score

Threat level

3.2/10

Aggressiveness6.5/10

Lethality0.4/10

Criticality2.7/10

Status breakdown

Data Leaked5.9%1

Claimed

this victim

94.1%16

Targeted sectors

Education Healthcare Hospitality Manufacturing Other Professional Services Transportation

Victim's position within group

Industry

Manufacturing

Known target sector

Country

United States

Frequently targeted country

Other victims

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Group activity

Monthly attacks · dark project

total · avg 8.5/mo