Asserson
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Full breach record for Asserson →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
(Clients, counterparties, lobbying, deceit, intimidation, pressure on journalists, and other tactics, as revealed in over half a million documents) Asserson Law Offices is a dynamic and creative law firm based in the UK, specializing in various practice areas including dispute resolution, corporate law, and real estate. They aim to support a diverse client base including startups and established businesses in navigating legal challenges in areas such as banking finance and employment law. The firm is recognized for its innovative approach to legal services and commitment to providing effective solutions. Asserson Law Offices is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, emphasizing their adherence to professional standards.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Sep 26, 2025
Claim posted
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No filing yet · watching
Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Evidence ladder
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.
No regulatory filing corroborates this yet — it is the attacker's own assertion. Watch this entity to be notified the moment a filing corroborates or contradicts it.
Source ceiling
- actor name
- victim claim
- ransom/leak status
- discovery date
- materiality
- notification
- affected count
- confirmed data types
- compliance clock
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.