HiringSteps
bd_865203f050ac86f3 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Full breach record for HiringSteps →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Cipherforce 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
"HiringSteps.com" is a robust online cloud-based platform designed to streamline the recruitment processes for businesses of different sizes. The platform allows recruiters to post job openings, source candidates, conduct interviews, check references, and send job offers all in one place. It aims to simplify recruitment by reducing paperwork and improving coordination among employers, recruiters, and candidates.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Feb 23, 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
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.
cipherforce
According to ransomware.live, CipherForce is a newly emerged ransomware group first detected in early 2026, operating a dark web leak site and targeting technology, business services, and logistics companies across the US, China, Vietnam, India, and UAE, with at least 6 claimed victims.