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Phoenix Environmental Laboratories

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Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Mar 13, 2026

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

5 records

Confidence

50%

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: TechnologyDiscovered: 2026-03-13

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Phoenix Environmental Laboratories specializes in high-quality analysis of soil, water, air, sediment, and solids, complying with EPA, state environmental protection agency, and health department requirements. The company serves a diverse clientele, including small businesses, large engineering firms, and state and federal agencies. They offer competitive pricing and standard turnaround times of 7 to 10 business days, as well as priority, expedited, and emergency response services. Phoenix strives to collaborate with consulting and municipal partners in an effort to create a cleaner and safer environment.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Mar 13, 2026

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

This leak-site claim is one of 5 records about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

Why this link?

Regulatory filings (4) · sorted by filing gap

Filing propagation · 4 filings · 4 states

View merged incident ↗

Pattern: first filing Jul 1 (VT), last Jul 7 (MA) — a 6-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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