THREAT ACTOR
PANDORA_
DormantPANDORA is a ransomware operator tracked through its public data-leak infrastructure. The group operates under the double-extortion model that defines the modern ransomware ecosystem: file encryption combined with the threat of stolen-data publication on a public leak site. It continues to post fresh victim claims as part of an ongoing extortion campaign.
For Ransomnews editorial coverage of PANDORA, including incident write-ups, attribution notes and additional context, see the Threat Groups archive or run a site search.
Victims by year
- 2022 6
Leak site mirrors
2 mirrors tracked, 0 currently reachable. These are criminal-infrastructure URLs; links are deliberately not provided.
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Recent victims
The 50 most recent victims claimed by PANDORA. Total in the index: 6.
| Date listed | Victim | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-30 | Hearst | |
| 2022-03-30 | United Cumberland | |
| 2022-03-15 | Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss, P.C. | |
| 2022-03-15 | GlobalWafers Japan | |
| 2022-03-15 | denso | |
| 2022-03-15 | Rosewd |
CONFIRMED ATTACKS
Pandora confirmed attacks: 1 verified incident
Ransomnews has verified 1 Pandora incident against named organisations, each corroborated by a public source such as a breach notification, regulatory filing or press report. All of them fall in March 2022. Japan accounts for 1 of them (100%). The most affected sector is manufacturing, at 1 confirmed victim.
Confirmed victims by year
Most affected sectors
Most affected countries
Verified Pandora incidents
| Date | Organisation | Sector | Location | Records | Ransom paid | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Denso Corp | Manufacturing | Kariya, Japan | — | Unknown | Source |
Claimed vs confirmed. The figures above the fold on this page come from Pandora's own leak-site postings and reflect what the operation claims. The table here is a separate evidence class: incidents Ransomnews verified against a public source. Confirmed counts are lower than claimed counts by design: most victims never disclose, and some leak-site listings are recycled, exaggerated or fabricated. Records and ransom figures are shown only where a named source disclosed them. See the full ransomware statistics or the Ransomtracker dataset.