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Preferred Financial Group Ransomware Attack
preferredfinancial.comRansomed
Overview
View group profileDomain
preferredfinancial.com
Industry
Financial Services
Country
United States
Discovered
29 days ago
Attack date
Aug 4, 2026
Confidence
100%
Severity
Medium
Status
Claimed
Threat group
Play RansomwareTotal victims
22
First seen
Aug 2026
Last seen
Aug 2026
Group status
active
Sophistication
0
Impact score
131
Threat level
3.2/10Aggressiveness9/10
Lethality0/10
Criticality0/10
Status breakdown
Claimed
this victim
100.0%22Victim's position within group
Industry
Financial Services
Known target sector
Country
United States
Frequently targeted country
Other victims
View all (22)Same group · Play Ransomware
Group activity
Monthly attacks · Play Ransomware
22
total · avg 22/mo