// Context
About This Negotiation
This transcript documents a Dragonforce ransomware negotiation with B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9.
The negotiation consisted of 14 messages exchanged over Unknown.
The initial ransom demand was $1.4M. The victim refused to pay.
// Primary Source
Full Transcript — Verbatim
Reproduced from Casualtek's Ransomchats archive. URLs have been redacted.
Victim names are shown only where the breach was publicly reported in mainstream media. Any organisation wishing their name redacted can contact us at
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[B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9] — 2025-08-08T04:17:55.591465Z — Message 1/14
I am a representative of [Redacted]. We have reviewed the files you sent us by email. Can you please show us what you have else ?
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T09:02:46.158751Z — Message 2/14
Hello, wait.
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T10:54:52.906310Z — Message 3/14
🗃️ list.rar 2802295 bytes
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T11:02:42.181139Z — Message 4/14
I would like to thank you for contacting us so quickly , so you can download the listing file above
[B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9] — 2025-08-08T13:47:10.341088Z — Message 5/14
How much money do you require ?
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T14:30:47.172441Z — Message 6/14
As I said in the letter, our requests are very modest, amounting to only 1,400,000 USD in the form of Bitcoin
[B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9] — 2025-08-08T23:18:21.442007Z — Message 7/14
the amount you mentioned is unthinkable for me. what I can pay is 700 dollars for such a threat
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T23:26:26.924655Z — Message 8/14
for this amount of money you will get a very serious consultation in cyber security , We have absolutely everything , Tell me the file names and I will provide you with proof
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T23:27:37.568671Z — Message 9/14
We are both well aware that publication will result in long-term financial and reputational losses
[B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9] — 2025-08-08T23:32:03.467980Z — Message 10/14
frankly speaking, this amount is doezens of times MORE than our potential losses from this leak and publication despite your excellent audit
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-08T23:38:32.890314Z — Message 11/14
Let me tell you a little bit about our team. In addition to information extraction professionals, our ranks include international lawyers, financial analysts, and auditors. I assure you we are very aware of the harm that will come from publishing, because this is not the first time I've had this conversation. It's just a matter of how much you care about your company.
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-09T21:58:16.070730Z — Message 12/14
The time is ticking
[B8E14E1A 548F 4Eec Bd6E A590126E57C9] — 2025-08-10T16:58:50.081178Z — Message 13/14
We decided to completely renew our infrastructure . It means we will not pay you
[Dragonforce] — 2025-08-11T19:45:30.960120Z — Message 14/14
think about your reputation