Disclosure context

About Lynx

Lynx is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in July 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations and demonstrating rapid scaling capabilities with 397 documented victims within their first few months of operation. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain unclear due to their recent emergence, though their targeting patterns suggest a sophisticated operation that may operate independently rather than as a traditional Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Based on their victim distribution, Lynx appears to employ broad-spectrum targeting methodologies focusing heavily on English-speaking countries, with the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Australia representing their primary geographic targets, while concentrating their attacks on manufacturing, business services, technology, and transportation/logistics sectors, though specific technical details regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, and data exfiltration practices have not yet been extensively documented by major security research organizations. Due to the group's recent emergence, there are no widely reported major campaigns or high-profile incidents that have gained significant public attention from law enforcement agencies or established threat intelligence firms. As of late 2024, Lynx appears to remain active with no reported law enforcement disruptions or operational changes. The group has been linked to 410 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on July 29, 2024; most recent post May 10, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 26, 2026njpcs.org listed by Lynxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Education sector, which has 694 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, njpcs.org 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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NJ Pain Care Specialists

listed as njpcs.org · Claimed by Lynx · listed 2 months ago

55d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 26, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Lynx
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Education
Listed on leak site: Mar 26, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

NJ Pain Care Specialists is an interventional pain management practice based in New Jersey, founded by Dr. Harris Bram, MD. The practice specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic neck and back pain, offering minimally-invasive procedures such as spinal cord stimulation, epidural steroid injections, and radiofrequency ablation. It operates across three locations in Oakhurst, Toms River, and East Brunswick, NJ, serving patients with conditions including neuropathic pain, spinal stenosis, and herniated discs.

Industry: Interventional Pain Management & Medical Practice
Address: Multiple locations in Oakhurst, NJ; Toms River, NJ; and East Brunswick, NJ

Attack summary

Severity: critical — This is a medical practice handling sensitive patient health information (PHI) and PII including insurance, injury, and treatment records. Data has been confirmed published by the threat actor, constituting exfiltration of regulated medical data subject to HIPAA, at a practice treating potentially vulnerable patients.

The Lynx ransomware group claims to have attacked NJ Pain Care Specialists and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration of company and likely patient data. No ransom amount was stated and no specific data volume was disclosed.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Patient medical records
Patient personal information (PII)
Insurance information
Worker compensation and auto accident injury records
Patient forms
Business/operational data

What the group claims

NJ Pain Care Specialists is a leading interventional pain management practice located in New Jersey, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic neck and back pain. Founded by Dr. Harris Bram, the clinic offers a range of minimally-invasive procedures, including spinal cord stimulation and epidural steroid injections, to effectively manage pain. The practice caters to patients suffering from various conditions, including neuropathic pain and spinal stenosis, and is known for its compassionate and personalized care. With multiple locations in Oakhurst, Toms River, and East Brunswick, NJ Pain Care Specialists aims to provide quick and effective solutions for their clients

Sources

Victim sitenjpcs.org
Leak posthttp://lynxchatly4zludmhmi75jrwhycnoqvkxb4prohxmyzf4euf5gjxroad.onion/leaks/69b91b239c439c5f4505d926

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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