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Payload is a ransomware group that emerged in early 2026, using Babuk-derived source code targeting both Windows and ESXi systems with cross-platform double-extortion attacks against healthcare, energy, real estate, and agriculture sectors, claiming 12 victims across seven countries within hours of launching its leak site.

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Motivation
ransomware
First seen
2026-04-20
Last seen
2026-10-26
Sectors
manufacturing, financial-services, healthcare, business-services, hospitality-and-tourism, agriculture-and-food-production, energy-utilities, professional-services, education, public-sector, technology, retail-e-commerce
Status
Active

Activity timeline

A dated ledger of actor-claimed victims, campaigns, indicators, identity mappings, relationships, and CVE links. Each date states what it measures. For extensive leak-site histories, victim entries are limited to the 100 most recent distinct listings.

First listed
Victim claimGlückauf-Vermessung GmbH listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimMiletic GmbH listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimEdelstahl-Mechanik GmbH listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Last observed
Indicator3 indicators cataloged

Types: onion.

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Victim claimBW Office World listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimBrüninghoff Group listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimBoullard Musique listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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First observed
CVECVE-2014-6278 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2015-3306 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2015-5477 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2016-3081 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

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CVECVE-2019-11510 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2021-22205 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2021-3199 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First observed
CVECVE-2023-22894 linked to this actor

Chinese Government-linked Cyber Threat Actors Combine Automated and Hands-on Hacking Tools to Steal Sensitive Data

First listed
Victim claimNetech (Neeser Technik AG) listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimQualiflex Datacenter | HWZ-Studiengnge (fh-hwz.ch), myenb.ch, etc listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimZara Investment Holding listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimBaya Technologies listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimB&B Hydraulik listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimStücheli Architekten listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimHans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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First observed
CVECVE-2025-66376 linked to this actor

Russian State-Supported Cyber Actors Conduct Phishing Campaign Targeting Users of Zimbra Collaboration Suite

First listed
Victim claimCKR Consulting Engineers listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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Victim claimRoofinox listed by payload

Actor-claimed victim evidence. This listing is not independent confirmation of compromise.

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The interactive view includes 92 dated events with category filters and paging.

Identity and attribution

Exact names and tracking identifiers resolve to this canonical profile. Rebrands, affiliations, and overlapping clusters remain separate confidence-rated relationships.

Name map

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