TheDarkOverlord
- First seen
- 2016-01-01 00:00:00
- Primary motivation
- financial-gain
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- team
- Actor type
- criminal
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:07:35
Targeted industries: media-and-entertainment healthcare-and-pharmaceutical
Context
The Dark Overlord is a financially motivated ransomware group that has been active since 2016. The group is known for targeting large organizations, including Netflix, ABC, and Miramax.
Reports & references
- databreaches.net — Peachtree Orthopedics Alerts Patients Of Cyberattack Third Patient Data Breach In Seven Years (report)
- securityaffairs.co — London Bridge Plastic Surgery Hack (report)
- csoonline.com — No Netflix Is Not A Victim Of Ransomware (report)