Ransomware group profile · #83 by claimed victims

Payload ransomware

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.

Active First seen Feb 2026 .payload

74Victims claimed on leak sites

1Victims in the last 30 days

19Victims in the last 90 days

36Countries hit

3Leak-site URLs tracked, 2 online

20 Aug 2026Latest claim recorded

Victimology

Who Payload claims to have breached, from 74 leak-site posts recorded by VULONE.

Claims per month last 12 months

Top sectors

Manufacturing17

Professional Services9

Retail & E-Commerce7

Financial Services6

Energy & Utilities5

Hospitality5

Healthcare5

Technology4

Top countries

Germany6

Switzerland5

United States5

Philippines4

Singapore4

Egypt3

Malaysia3

Mexico2

Latest claimed victims 12 most recent

Victim	Sector	Country	Claimed
Qualiflex Datacenter \| HWZ-Studiengnge (fh-hwz.ch), myenb.ch, etc fh-hwz.ch	Technology	CH	20 Aug 2026
Zara Investment Holding zaraholding.com	Financial Services	JO	13 Aug 2026
B&B Hydraulik	Manufacturing	DE	11 Aug 2026
Stücheli Architekten stuecheli.ch	Professional Services	CH	11 Aug 2026
Baya Technologies	Technology	—	11 Aug 2026
Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH kronenberg-gmbh.de	Manufacturing	DE	3 Aug 2026
CKR Consulting Engineers ckr.co.za	Professional Services	ZA	19 Jul 2026
Roofinox	Manufacturing	—	10 Jul 2026
The commune of Castries castries.fr	Government & Defense	FR	9 Jul 2026
ENB Versich	Energy & Utilities	CH	5 Jul 2026
Vela Film S.r.l. vela film s.r.l.	Retail & E-Commerce	IT	5 Jul 2026
Tofutown	Agriculture and Food Production	DE	2 Jul 2026

All 74 Payload victims, searchable

Full victim list with claim posts, domains, timing and exports, plus the negotiation chats and leak-site screenshots VULONE archives for this crew.

Start free Sign in

Tactics, techniques and procedures

ATT&CK technique mapping for Payload is in progress. Victimology, infrastructure status and leak-site tracking are live above.

Indicators, detections and the full playbook

Hashes, C2 addresses, onion services, Sigma and YARA detections per technique, and the negotiation transcripts are available to signed-in analysts.

See full IOCs

Frequently asked

Is Payload ransomware still active?

Payload is tracked as active. The most recent leak-site claim VULONE recorded is dated 20 August 2026. 1 victims were claimed in the last 30 days.

How many victims has Payload claimed?

VULONE has recorded 74 leak-site victim claims attributed to Payload since February 2026, across 36 countries and 13 sectors.

Which industries does Payload target?

The sectors most often named on the Payload leak site are Manufacturing, Professional Services, Retail & E-Commerce.

Which countries are most affected by Payload?

Most Payload victims recorded by VULONE are located in Germany, Switzerland, United States.

Where does VULONE get Payload victim data?

Claims are collected continuously from the group's own leak sites and cross-checked with ransomware.live and RansomLook. A claim is the group's assertion, not a confirmed breach.

VULONE research mentioning Payload

NASBleed: Inside a 343k-Host Credential Spill343,000 plain-text NAS and RDP logins found sitting in an open directory, most of them factory defaults. How the dump feeds access brokers, Flotilla: Anatomy of an Undocumented Cross-Platform Covert-Browser Botnet Delivered Through the GCleaner ChannelAn undocumented Turkish-language malware platform running a covert Electron browser botnet on Windows and arm64 agents on macOS, sharing one QUAKE3, The XSS Moderator Who Wrote REvil

Other ransomware groups

Victim claims are collected from leak sites and enrichment partners (ransomware.live, RansomLook) and represent the group's own assertions, not confirmed breaches. Profile last updated 16 September 2026. Questions or corrections: [email protected].