Ward Transport & Logistics
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Full breach record for Ward Transport & Logistics →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
Founded in 1931, Ward Transport & Logistics delivers obsessive customer service in the form of LTL and Logistics & Brokerage Services. Ward Transport & Logistics is headquartered in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Mar 3, 2024
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 (2) · sorted by filing gap
- Indiana State AGbd_262eac4317c0fb522024-10-02 · +213dVerified by operator
- Massachusetts State AGbd_9ff9d329dae892722024-10-02 · +213dVerified by operator
Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 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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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.