Disclosure context

About clop

**Overview:** Clop is a prominent ransomware group that emerged in March 2020, operating primarily for financial gain through large-scale extortion campaigns targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group has demonstrated sophisticated capabilities and persistence, becoming one of the most prolific ransomware operators with over 1,250 documented victims globally. **Origin & Affiliation:** Clop is believed to be linked to the TA505 cybercriminal group and has suspected ties to Russian-speaking threat actors, though they operate as an independent ransomware enterprise rather than a traditional RaaS model. The group has shown connections to other malware families and has been associated with the FIN11 financial crime group. **Attack Methodology:** Clop primarily gains initial access through exploitation of zero-day vulnerabilities in file transfer applications, most notably targeting MOVEit Transfer software in 2023, along with previous campaigns against Accellion FTA and other file transfer solutions. The group employs double extortion tactics, stealing sensitive data before encryption and threatening public disclosure on their leak site if ransom demands are not met, utilizing their own custom Clop ransomware variant that employs strong encryption algorithms. **Notable Campaigns:** The group's most significant campaign occurred in 2023 when they exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer application, affecting hundreds of organizations worldwide including major corporations, government agencies, and healthcare systems, making it one of the largest ransomware campaigns in history. This attack alone impacted millions of individuals whose personal data was compromised across multiple high-profile victims including major payroll processors and financial institutions. **Current Status:** Clop remains active as of 2024, continuing to conduct ransomware operations despite law enforcement efforts and increased scrutiny following their massive MOVEit campaign. The group has been linked to 1,254 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on March 13, 2020; most recent post May 1, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: Cl0p.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 14, 2026HUDSONEXECUTIVE.COM listed by clopon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Financial Services sector, which has 516 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, HUDSONEXECUTIVE.COM is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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Hudson Executive Capital

listed as HUDSONEXECUTIVE.COM · Claimed by clop · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 14, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: clop
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Financial Services
Listed on leak site: Feb 14, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Hudson Executive Capital LP is a New York-based activist investment management firm that manages concentrated equity portfolios and engages with public company management teams. The firm focuses on value-oriented investments in the financial services and other sectors. It was founded by Douglas Braunstein, former CFO of JPMorgan Chase.

Industry: Investment Management & Private Equity
Employees: 11-50
Founded: 2015

Attack summary

Severity: high — Clop is known for data exfiltration campaigns; the status is 'data_published' indicating data has been released. As an investment management firm, exposed data likely includes sensitive financial, investor, and business records, though no specific volume or regulated data confirmation is available from the post.

The Clop ransomware group claims to have attacked Hudson Executive Capital and has listed the victim with a disclosed/data_published status, suggesting exfiltration and publication of company data, though the specific leak post content was not rendered.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Financial records
Investment portfolio data
Employee PII
Client/investor information
Internal communications

Original description

AI-summarised, not from the leak post

Hudson Executive Capital LP is a SEC-registered investment advisor based in New York City. Founded in 2015, the company employs a constructive engagement investment approach, focusing on supporting well-performing businesses in delivering long-term growth. It collaborates with leading businesses and executives across different industry sectors. However, it specializes in Financials, Healthcare, Technology, and Media industries.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Sources

Victim siteHUDSONEXECUTIVE.COM
Leak posthttp://santat7kpllt6iyvqbr7q4amdv6dzrh6paatvyrzl7ry3zm72zigf4ad.onion/hudsonexecutive-com

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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