Dark Power ransomware group
Dark Power is one of the extortion operations we watch continuously. This page covers what is known about the group and the current state of its leak site, which we last saw change 4y ago.
Who they are
Dark Power is a ransomware group first observed in January 2023, known for targeting small to mid-sized organizations across education, healthcare, manufacturing, and information technology sectors. The group uses a double-extortion model, encrypting files and threatening to leak exfiltrated data via a Tor-based site if ransom demands are not met. Written in the Nim programming language, Dark Power ransomware appends the .dark_power extension to encrypted files and drops a ransom note named README.txt, giving victims 72 hours to contact them. The note typically demands payment in cryptocurrency and offers to negotiate. Victims have been observed in North America, Asia, and Europe, with attacks often involving exploitation of vulnerable public-facing systems or stolen credentials.
Current status
Dark Power's leak site is not answering. Sites go dark for infrastructure trouble, a deliberate quiet period, or a takedown, and a good number return weeks later under the same name, so the entry stays on the list either way.
The last change we recorded on it was 4y ago (15 Mar 2023 10:07 UTC).
Which organisations this group has named, and when, is part of the SINON platform rather than this page. Create an account to search it, or to be told automatically if a name you care about turns up.
Sectors targeted
This group does not state an industry on its site, so we have nothing reliable to report. Most crews are opportunistic rather than sector-specific in any case — they hit what they can reach.
Watching for your name
If Dark Power posts your company, a supplier or a subsidiary, you want to hear it from us rather than from a journalist. SINON checks these sites continuously and alerts on the names you give it.
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