ShellCodeX
Tools β€’ Events β€’ News β€’ Insights
SEO Checker
Victim Claim

Penfold

● Listed in the last 48h
Storm πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ United Kingdom Technology getpenfold.com
Claimed by Storm
Listed on leak site 18 Aug 2026
Reported attack date 17 Aug 2026
Group claims tracked 22
Unverified claim. This entry reproduces a listing published by the Storm group on its own extortion site. Attackers routinely exaggerate or fabricate victims. Nothing here confirms that Penfold suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.

About the organisation

Penfold is a London-based financial technology company founded in 2018 that provides digital workplace and personal pension solutions for businesses, employees, self-employed professionals, freelancers, and limited company directors. The platform simplifies auto-enrolment compliance for employers while offering individuals real-time pension tracking, transparent investment breakdowns, and flexible contribution management via a mobile app and website. Penfold supports pension consolidation, automatic tax relief, and multiple investment plans including a Sharia-compliant option. Investments are managed by BlackRock and HSBC, and the company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Over 100,000 people and thousands of businesses across the United Kingdom trust Penfold with their pension savings. The company headquarters is located in The Ministry, 79Γ’β‚¬β€œ81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1DN, United Kingdom. 51-200 Employees

What the listing means

Penfold appeared on the Storm leak site on 18 August 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 22 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.

Recommended actions

  • Treat any unsolicited message referencing Penfold as suspicious β€” leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
  • If you hold an account on getpenfold.com, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
  • Other Technology organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
  • Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
  • A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach β€” check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.

Leak-site evidence

Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/UGVuZm9sZEBTdG9ybQ==

Show leak-site screenshot

Captured from the group's extortion site. It may contain the victim's data or the attacker's messaging.

Screenshot of the Storm leak-site listing for Penfold