DragonForce

Pierluigi Paganini June 17, 2026
DragonForce Hid Inside Microsoft Teams and Nobody Noticed for Two Months

DragonForce hid for months by routing malware traffic through Microsoft Teams infrastructure, masking C2 activity and evading network detection. DragonForce ransomware operators hit a major U.S. services firm and stayed hidden for one to two months by routing their command-and-control traffic through Microsoft’s own Teams relay servers. Symantec’s threat hunters tracked the custom backdoor they […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 08, 2025
DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin, a new triad aims to dominate the ransomware landscape

DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a ransomware alliance to boost attack effectiveness, marking a major shift in the cyber threat landscape. Ransomware groups DragonForce, LockBit, and Qilin formed a strategic alliance to enhance their attack capabilities, signaling an evolving cyber threat landscape. The alliance aims at sharing tools and infrastructure to enhance attack effectiveness. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 03, 2025
DragonForce group claims the theft of data after Co-op cyberattack

Hackers claim Co-op cyberattack is worse than admitted, with major customer and employee data stolen, and provide proof to the BBC. The attackers behind the recent Co-op cyberattack, who go online with the name DragonForce, told the BBC that they had stolen data from the British retail and provided proof of the data breach. Hackers […]