Ransomware group Dark Project hits Brainhunter Companies LLC. and Brainhunter Systems Ltd.
Brainhunter Companies LLC. and Brainhunter Systems Ltd. — a professional services target operating in US has been listed by the Dark Project ransomware group on 2026-08-03. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.
Incident Report
| Target Organization | Brainhunter Companies LLC. and Brainhunter Systems Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Threat Group | Dark Project |
| Summary | About Brainhunter Companies LLC. and Brainhunter Systems Ltd. Founded in 1995, Brainhunter is an employment agency providing staffing and recruiting services to engineers, information technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Brainhunter also offers workplace management products, solutions and consulting, payroll and compliance services, and more. Brainhunter is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. As a result of the attack on Brainhunter, more than 160 GB of the company's confidential data was stolen, including banking and financial documents, as well as the personal data of employees and customers. At this time, approximately 320,000 files remain unprotected by Brainhunter Foundation. |
| Date of Breach | 2026-08-03 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-08-05 |
| Region | US |
| Target Domain | www.brainhunter.com |
| Business Sector | Professional Services |
| Severity | MEDIUM |
Claim by Dark Project
About Brainhunter Companies LLC. and Brainhunter Systems Ltd. Founded in 1995, Brainhunter is an employment agency providing staffing and recruiting services to engineers, information technology, healthcare, and industrial sectors. Brainhunter also offers workplace management products, solutions and consulting, payroll and compliance services, and more. Brainhunter is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. As a result of the attack on Brainhunter, more than 160 GB of the company's confidential data was stolen, including banking and financial documents, as well as the personal data of employees and customers. At this time, approximately 320,000 files remain unprotected by Brainhunter Foundation.
Posted by the Dark Project threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.
Sources
Victim website
www.brainhunter.com
Leak post (onion / Tor)
http://darkprn3d3udnhpuxknsrhft3376lrz5tenhgkrxge5hxqe46pkbrwid.onion/article?slug=brainhunter-companies-llc-and-brainhunter-systems-ltd
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