Cryptome Archive (2024)
ddosecretThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the ddosecret group against Cryptome Archive (2024). It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAPWindow Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2). The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
Attack Summary
Cryptome Archive (2024) is an online library and archive associated with the Other sector, based in New York, United States. Cryptome has published material on freedom of expression, privacy, cryptography, dual-use technologies, national security, intelligence, and government secrecy, and it operates as a long-running public information repository. In 2024, the archive was listed in connection with a ransomware incident by ddosecret. The listing identified Cryptome Archive (2024) as a ransomware victim associated with ddosecret.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.