# Deadlock ransomware claims Starconn breach

Published: 2026-07-10 · Severity: medium · Sectors: manufacturing, telecommunications
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/6faea253-5f63-5b91-a0c8-78600d220bde/deadlock-ransomware-claims-starconn-breach

> Taiwanese connector manufacturer Starconn (Chief Land Electronic) was listed as a victim by the Deadlock ransomware group.

Ransomware.live has recorded a new victim posting attributed to the Deadlock ransomware group, naming Starconn, registered as Chief Land Electronic Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-based top-five connector manufacturer. The company, founded in 1978 and headquartered in New Taipei City with additional operations in Kunshan, China, produces high-precision connectors used across telecommunications, data center, server, and consumer electronics markets, and holds over 500 patents.

The listing was discovered on 2026-07-10 with an estimated attack date of the same day. Details are limited to DNS and domain metadata; no confirmation of data exfiltration volume, ransom demand, or operational impact is provided in the source. As with most leak-site postings, the claim should be treated as unverified until corroborated by the victim or additional evidence.

## Mentioned in this report

- Threat actors: Deadlock
- Malware: Deadlock

1 more detection artefacts for this report (IOC-atomic rules, Splunk/KQL/Elastic conversions, YARA, Suricata) are available to subscribers.

Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/U3RhcmNvbm5ARGVhZGxvY2s=

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