RAT. Listed by Donutleaks Ransomware Group

On October 02, 2023, the donutleaks ransomware group listed an entry titled “RAT” on its leak site, naming an individual referred to by the nickname hulk and publishing a ToxID linked to that person. The posting claims the target stole data during a ransomware operation and is now himself being exposed. The disclosure indicates that internal files were exfiltrated in the ransomware attack, although the exact volume and specific types of records are not detailed on the leak site.

Reported Details from the Listing

The donutleaks page states that the individual’s contacts were published as retaliation after he allegedly “stole target and fucked up the operation.” It provides a specific ToxID — 0421BD35FA5A5849FB9BEB1595DBBE239DDE19B46B0B8BD73EDD1107C245B46C — and warns that anyone receiving contact from this person should treat him as untrustworthy. The listing does not quantify how many records were taken, nor does it publish sample data beyond the contact and nickname information. Public mirrors of the leak site, such as ransomware.live, preserve the original onion link and state the posting date as October 2, 2023.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When ransomware operators begin naming and shaming individuals rather than only companies, the risk shifts from corporate embarrassment to personal exposure. If you or someone in your household shares any of the identifiers now circulating — the nickname, the ToxID, or associated email addresses — your personal information is now indexed on dark-web leak directories. Even if you were not the direct ransomware victim, family members or friends whose data touched the same systems can find themselves swept into the same extortion campaign. The disclosure makes clear that internal files were allegedly exfiltrated, which often include spreadsheets, chat logs, or credential stores that can link work identities to home addresses and family details.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Once a ToxID, nickname, or email appears on a ransomware leak site, opportunistic actors scrape it within hours. That single handle can be correlated with gaming accounts, forum profiles, and old breach data to build a complete identity chain. Children’s gaming usernames that reuse similar nicknames or passwords are especially vulnerable; a compromise there can quickly escalate to doxxing that reveals home addresses, phone numbers, and school information. The published ToxID itself acts as a permanent search term that threat actors will continue to query for years, increasing the chance of targeted harassment, SIM-swapping attempts, or follow-on extortion. Credential leaks like this one cascade into account takeovers across unrelated services that share the same password or recovery email.

Donutleaks Ransomware Group Track Record

Public reporting attributes donutleaks activity to a relatively new entrant in the ransomware ecosystem that emerged in 2023. The group typically gains initial access through commodity remote-access trojans or stolen credentials, exfiltrates internal documents, and then deploys ransomware. When victims refuse payment, donutleaks follows a double-extortion playbook: it first leaks a small sample on its site and then escalates by naming individuals it claims were involved in the operation. Prior victims have included small-to-medium businesses whose employee contact lists and internal directories were published in similar “naming and shaming” format. The group’s use of ToxID publication suggests an attempt to turn technical infrastructure disputes into personal vendettas, a tactic that heightens long-term identity risk for anyone whose details appear.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, with cleanup handled by the service.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next exposure surfaces in hours rather than months.
• Rotate any password tied to the breached service or nickname anywhere it is reused, and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app instead of SMS.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts which often chain back to the same contact details.
• Let remediation specialists manage takedown requests on data-broker and leak-site mirrors so you do not have to negotiate directly with threat actors.

The publication of personal ToxIDs and nicknames on ransomware leak sites signals that extortion tactics are reaching deeper into individual lives. Staying ahead requires more than changing one password; it demands ongoing visibility into how your digital footprint connects across platforms. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers that continuous monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts at risk of cascading takeovers.