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Allgäu Stern Hotel

bd_ae0378114d5cb156 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

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Filed

Oct 8, 2025

To disclose

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Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
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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: Hospitality and TourismDiscovered: 2025-10-08

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

AllgäuSternHotel in Sonthofen is a versatile hotel in the Allgäu region, catering to both vacationers and conference attendees. With over 400 rooms and suites, it offers a blend of relaxation and activity, featuring a wellness area, multiple dining options, and a variety of experiences throughout the year. The hotel is well-equipped for events, boasting over 20 modern meeting rooms and a unique event location, the Sonnenkopfhütte. With a focus on comfort, culinary delights, and natural beauty, AllgäuSternHotel is a prime destination for leisure and business travelers alike.

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

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Breach window unknown

Oct 8, 2025

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

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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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