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Minogue Associates

bd_794735197f1aa78e · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Mar 3, 2026

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Minogue Associates →

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: ConstructionDiscovered: 2026-03-03

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Minogue Associates, Inc. specializes in comprehensive construction valuation reports and estimates for both commercial and residential properties, as well as consulting services for construction litigation. Established in 1973, the company has extensive experience in damage assessment and estimating services for a wide range of structures, including high-rise buildings, hotels, and schools. Their clients include property owners and insurance companies seeking expert appraisal and dispute resolution services. With a reputation for professionalism and integrity, Minogue Associates handles high-profile assignments involving significant financial exposures.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

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Breach window unknown

Mar 3, 2026

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

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Unverified claimView incident

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.

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.

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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