Open Retail Listed by Nova Ransomware Group

On February 7, 2026, the nova Ransomware Group listed Open Retail on its leak site, claiming that internal files had been exfiltrated from the commercial real estate services company during a ransomware attack. Anyone whose name, email, phone number, address, or business documents appear in those files is now at risk of identity theft, targeted phishing, or doxxing that can reach family members.

What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates that nova actors gained access to Open Retail’s systems, exfiltrated internal documents, and later published a sample of the stolen data on their dark-web leak page. The exact number of people affected remains unknown because the company has not released a formal breach notification detailing the volume or specific categories of records involved. Available reporting describes the exposed material as internal files rather than a structured database of customer records, yet such documents frequently contain names, contact details, property addresses, and correspondence that can be pieced together by attackers.

February 7, 2026 marks the date the listing appeared on the nova leak site hosted at a Tor address. No ransom demand deadline has been publicly confirmed in secondary reporting, but ransomware groups routinely set short windows—often seven to fourteen days—before releasing additional data batches.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company like Open Retail that handles commercial leases and client location data suffers a breach, the information stolen is rarely limited to business records. Addresses, phone numbers, and email threads can quickly reveal where you live, where your children go to school, or which properties your family uses. Once those details surface on criminal forums, they become raw material for scams, identity fraud, and physical threats that do not stop at the individual whose name was on the file.