CMD Organization is a cybercriminal extortion and ransomware actor active by at least mid-2026. The group publicly claims intrusions on leak and extortion infrastructure and has been observed using a data-theft-centered pressure model that includes publishing sample stolen documents, setting payment deadlines, and threatening broader release of victim data. Reporting also associates the group with auction-style sale of stolen datasets to the highest bidder, indicating an extortion operation that may monetize both victim payments and resale of exfiltrated information. A confirmed victim attributed to CMD Organization is Mount Royal University in Canada. In that intrusion, the group claimed responsibility for unauthorized access to university file storage, exfiltration of data relating to current and former students and employees, deletion of original files to hinder recovery, and publication of sample sensitive records on its leak site while demanding cryptocurrency payment. The incident also involved destructive file deletion on a separate departmental storage system, showing that the actor’s operations can combine exfiltration, extortion, and disruptive or destructive post-compromise activity. Available reporting places CMD Organization among active ransomware claimants during multiple 2026 weekly tracking periods, but much of that broader victimology is based on self-declared leak-site claims rather than independently validated incident disclosures. High-confidence evidence supports the group’s use of extortion infrastructure, data exfiltration, publication threats, and destructive actions after compromise. Publicly available information in this dataset does not establish a reliable national affiliation for the actor.
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