Empire Express
bd_1c22fde1bb51d46b · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Full breach record for Empire Express →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group DragonForce on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
Empire Express, Inc. provides trucking transportation services. The company offers transports clothing and apparel, air cargo, home and office products, packaging and containers, retail, electronics, cotton, and general commodities. Empire Express operates in the United States.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Oct 23, 2025
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap
- Maine State AGbd_4359b907e5bfe3422026-05-05 · +194dVerified
- Massachusetts State AGbd_4cc97e0a151cab492026-05-05 · +194dVerified
- Indiana State AGbd_7230429d7f88aa942026-05-05 · +194dCandidate
- Texas State AGbd_dc5498a586cb6c2d2026-05-06 · +195dVerified
Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states
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Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
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- discovery date
- materiality
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- affected count
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The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
dragonforce
According to ransomware.live, DragonForce is a major ransomware-as-a-service operation first observed in August 2023 that launched a formal affiliate program offering 80% revenue share, then rebranded as a "ransomware cartel" in 2025, gaining notoriety for high-profile attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.