Douglas Valentine
ddosecretThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the ddosecret group against Douglas Valentine. 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
Douglas Valentine is an American journalist and author known for his historical non-fiction works, including The Phoenix Program and The CIA as Organized Crime. He lives in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and serves as an investigator, consultant, and poet who chronicles the Central Intelligence Agency's history. His offerings include four books of historical non-fiction and a Vietnam collection featuring declassified documents and interview notes. He is recognized as an unflinching chronicler of the CIA's sordid past, with works that have sparked debate on historical accuracy. Douglas Valentine was listed 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.