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Royal

As of Oct 19, 2026, Royal has listed 203 confirmed victims on its leak site since Mar 13, 2023, 0.6% of all victims tracked by Brandefense. Its most targeted country is United States (49.8% of its victims) and its most targeted sector is Education and Research.

According to Trendmicro, Royal ransomware was first observed in September 2022, and the threat actors behind it are believed to be seasoned cybercriminals who used to be part of Conti Team One.

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Confirmed Victims
203
Rank By Victims
#30
Last Leak-Site Post
Jul 12, 2025
Top Country
United States
Top Sector
Education and Research

Victims Posted Per Month.

Royal confirmed victims per month
MonthConfirmed victims
March 202314
April 202322
May 202316
June 202312
July 20231
August 20230
September 20230
October 20230
November 20230
December 20230
January 20240
February 20240
March 20240
April 20240
May 20240
June 20240
July 20240
August 20240
September 20240
October 20240
November 20240
December 20240
January 20250
February 20250
March 20250
April 20250
May 20250
June 20250
July 2025138
August 20250
September 20250
October 20250
November 20250
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 20260
April 20260
May 20260
June 20260
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 2026 (month in progress)0
Updated continuously · figures as of Oct 19, 2026

Latest Royal Victims.

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Latest confirmed leak-site victims claimed by Royal
VictimCountryIndustryData claimedPosted
The Ultra-met
ultra-met.com
USUnited StatesUnknownNot stated
Beghelli USA
beghelliusa.com
USUnited StatesManufacturing, ConstructionNot stated
Vending Group
vendinggroup.com
USUnited StatesConsultingNot stated
IOC
ioccompany.com
USUnited StatesUnknownNot stated
Pinnacle Communications
pinnaclecommunications.com
USUnited StatesUnknownNot stated
Stanley Electric U.S.
stanleyelectricus.com
USUnited StatesTransportation and Logistics, ManufacturingNot stated

How They Operate.

Royal's threat actor profile lists 47 ATT&CK techniques, 17 malware and tools, with its targets and related actors.

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Who Royal Targets.

Sectors

  1. Education and Research178.4%
  2. Consulting115.4%
  3. Manufacturing94.4%
  4. Technology52.5%
  5. Transportation and Logistics52.5%

Countries

  1. USUnited States10149.8%
  2. GBUnited Kingdom125.9%
  3. DEGermany115.4%
  4. CACanada42.0%
  5. FRFrance42.0%
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History.


  1. First confirmed victim listed on its leak site

  2. First seen in Brandefense data

  3. Busiest month on record: 138 confirmed victims

  4. Most recent leak-site post

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Figures as of Oct 19, 2026. Confirmed leak-site claims collected by Brandefense technologies and validated by Brandefense analysts.

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