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Pitman Farms

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

Oct 20, 2022

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Pitman Farms2 incidents on file

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.

Group activity: Agriculture and Food ProductionDiscovered: 2025-08-02

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

(Financial, banking, and audit documentation. Suppliers, clients, mail correspondence, and many more interesting things about how to significantly increase profits while store shelves are empty due to the H5N1 virus.) Pitman Farms has been distributing fine poultry meats since 1954, establishing partnerships to deliver premium poultry products at both local and national levels. The company prides itself on offering quality protein sources to its diverse clientele. By choosing Pitman Farms, customers can expect high-quality poultry that meets their needs. With over 65 years of experience, Pitman Farms continues to prioritize quality in its offerings.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Oct 20, 2022

Claim posted

Corroborated · see linked filings

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

Compliance clock

Not assessable

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 2 filings

View merged incident ↗
Leak SiteOct 20 · first · this page

Pattern: first filing Oct 20, last Nov 8 (CA) — a 19-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

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.

About this groupFirst seen 2022-10-20

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.

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