DragonForce claims attack behind US retailer Belk's data breach
A data breach occurred at US retailer Belk, and in June 2025 three lawsuits were filed over the breach and inadequate notification. In July, the ransomware gang DragonForce claimed to be behind the attack on Belk and the data breach.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Belk
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data breach
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack claimed by the ransomware gang DragonForce
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
Timeline
- It emerged that Belk faced three lawsuits over the data breach and inadequate notification.
- DragonForce claimed to be behind the attack on Belk and the data breach.
- Further reports emerged of the ransomware gang's claim of an attack behind the Belk data breach.
5 related reports
- Belk hit with three lawsuits over data breach and notification failure
- DragonForce hackers claim responsibility for Belk data breach
- Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Belk
- US retailer Belk hit by DragonForce, the Marks & Spencer hackers
- Ransomware gang claims credit for Belk data breach. ‘We hope this serves as a lesson.’
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.