Project 2025 applicant database
ddosecretThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the ddosecret group against Project 2025 applicant database. 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
Project 2025 applicant database refers to a personnel database assembled for the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a U.S. political initiative centered on staffing and policy planning for a future administration. Reporting described it as a repository of more than 10,000 vetted job candidates prepared for possible deployment into federal agencies, with a separate leak report citing applicant submissions tied to the initiative. The available reporting places the project in the United States and connects it to communications and marketing through the index listing’s sector classification. It 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.