This record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the
dragonforce group against
Areco. 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 GAP
Window 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.
-71days
t1 · Published
t2 · Disclosed
Disclosed / Notified
Apr 02, 2026
Attack Summary
Areco Steel is the parent company of the privately-owned Areco Group, which includes five divisions: Areco Metals, Areco Profiles, Areco Direct, and Areco Properties. The company's business idea is to develop, manufacture, and globally market products and services tailored to the needs of industries. Their product offerings include various types of metals, profiles, and construction materials. Areco Steel aims to serve a diverse range of industrial clients with innovative solutions.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLE
Proof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are
redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.
Dark Web Exposure
Findings for areco.se
— indexed by HaveIBeenRansom.
1
found in Infostealer logs
86+
found in Traditional breaches
1+
found in Ransomware leaks
Apollo.io DB 816millions.rar
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
VerificationsIO_BF.7z.011
Kedr | Forum · breach
••• emails
Exploit.in.rar
LKnet reserve chat · breach
••• emails
AntiPublic_BF.7z
B F R e p o V 3 F i l e s · breach
••• emails
pureincubation-com.7z.001
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
@BreachedData1 LinkedIn 2021-23 Cleaned.7z.001
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
LinkedIn.com.txt
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
Dropbox_BF.7z
B F R e p o V 3 F i l e s · breach
••• emails
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