***-gr*up.com Listed by devman Ransomware Group

On January 24, 2026, the website ***‑group.com appeared on the leak site operated by the devman ransomware group, which claims to have stolen and is prepared to publish the company’s internal files.

Confirmed Facts from Reporting

Public reporting indicates that devman added ***‑group.com to its data leak portal on January 24, 2026. The group states it successfully exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware incident and is using the leak site to pressure the victim for payment. The exact number of people whose information is contained in the files remains unknown, and the specific types of records have not been publicly detailed beyond the broad description of internal files. No independent verification of the data volume or contents has been released by either the victim organization or third‑party analysts at the time of this writing.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company’s internal files are stolen, the information inside often includes names, addresses, dates of birth, contact details, and sometimes financial or employment records of customers, employees, or business partners. If your data was among those records, it can be sold or posted online, giving identity thieves, stalkers, or scammers a head start. For ordinary families this means increased risk of account takeovers, fraudulent loans opened in your name, or unwanted contact that reaches your home or your children. Even when the victim count is listed as unknown, the safe assumption is that personal information belonging to real people has moved beyond the company’s control.

The Doxxing and Identity‑Chain Implications

Stolen internal files frequently contain more than isolated records. They can link email addresses to usernames, phone numbers to family members, or employee details to home addresses. Once these connections surface on criminal forums, attackers can follow the chain: a work email leads to a personal account, a reused password grants access to your bank or social media, and gaming usernames belonging to your children can be hijacked using the same leaked credentials. This cascading effect turns a single breach into long‑term exposure. Credential leaks like this one regularly cascade into account takeovers and doxxing chains that affect both adult and children’s gaming accounts.

Devman Group’s Publicly Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes the devman ransomware group with emerging in recent years as a double‑extortion operation. The group’s typical playbook involves gaining initial access, exfiltrating sensitive files before encrypting systems, then publishing samples on its leak site when the victim refuses to pay. Notable prior victims have included organizations across multiple sectors, though specific names and dates remain scattered across underground monitoring sources. The group’s public statements and leak‑site activity follow a consistent pattern of timed pressure through partial data releases, a tactic designed to force negotiation.

What to do

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• Rotate any password you used at ***‑group.com or related services anywhere it has been reused, and switch on two‑factor authentication through an authenticator app instead of SMS.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that can chain back to the same leaked information.
• Let remediation specialists perform hands‑on takedown requests across data brokers and exposed sites on your behalf.

The incident is a reminder that data once taken is nearly impossible to retrieve completely. A practical defense combines immediate password hygiene with ongoing visibility into where your information surfaces. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across more than 15.4 billion breach records and over 100 platforms, AI‑powered identity‑chain mapping that connects online handles to real identities, and hands‑on remediation by specialists who manage takedowns for you and your entire household, including children’s gaming accounts. Starting that process promptly gives you the clearest picture of your current exposure and the most direct route to reducing it.