Curtis Design Group Listed by dragonforce Ransomware Group

On April 15, 2026, the architecture firm Curtis Design Group appeared on the leak site of the ransomware group known as dragonforce. The company, which creates residential blueprints and detailed home designs for families across Utah and beyond, had internal files exfiltrated during a ransomware attack.

Confirmed Facts from Reporting

Public reporting indicates that dragonforce listed Curtis Design Group after the firm did not meet the group’s demands. The data exposed consists of internal files taken during the intrusion. The exact number of people whose information appears in the files remains unknown, and the specific types of documents have not been detailed in available reporting. The listing was published on the group’s onion site, which is tracked by ransomware monitoring services such as ransomware.live.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When an architecture firm that handles home designs for families is breached, the documents may contain names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and financial details tied to building projects. If you or your family have worked with Curtis Design Group, those records could now be in the hands of criminals. Stolen client files often include enough personal information to fuel identity theft, loan fraud, or targeted phishing campaigns. Even if your own project was completed years ago, old records frequently remain in active systems.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Leaked architectural files frequently link a family’s real-world address, children’s names, and contact information with email accounts or usernames. Attackers can chain this data with credential leaks from other sources to take over online accounts, including gaming profiles used by children. A single exposed home-design contract can become the starting point for doxxing that reveals where your family lives, the layout of your house, and daily routines. Credential leaks like this one regularly cascade into account takeovers across email, banking, and gaming platforms.

Dragonforce’s Publicly Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes dragonforce with emerging in late 2024 as a ransomware operation that combines double-extortion tactics with data leaks. The group has listed dozens of organizations ranging from small manufacturers to professional service firms. Their typical playbook involves initial access through phishing or exploited remote desktop services, followed by exfiltration of internal documents, encryption of systems, and publication of samples on their leak site when victims refuse to pay. Deadlines are usually set within days or weeks, after which stolen files are released in batches.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, then use the no-subscription cleanup to remove what you can.
• Rotate any password you ever used with Curtis Design Group and enable 2FA through an authenticator app on every account where that password was reused.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 15.4B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next leak that touches your family is caught in hours rather than months.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family coverage that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same address or parent email.
• Let remediation specialists handle takedown requests across data brokers and exposed records for you while you focus on securing your own accounts.

The incident shows how quickly a single vendor breach can expose the personal details families share when they hire professionals to design their homes. Taking concrete steps now limits how far attackers can travel down the identity chain. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 15.4 billion breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts. Start your DoxxScan trial today to see exactly what is exposed and begin closing the gaps.