Disclosure context

About INC Ransom

INC Ransom is a financially motivated ransomware group that emerged in September 2021 and has since compromised 832 known victims across multiple sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain undocumented in public threat intelligence reports, though their operational patterns suggest they likely operate as an independent entity rather than a formal Ransomware-as-a-Service model. While detailed attack methodologies for INC Ransom have not been extensively documented by major security firms, their victim distribution indicates they employ broad-spectrum targeting approaches that have successfully penetrated healthcare, technology, business services, and manufacturing organizations. The group demonstrates a preference for targeting English-speaking countries, with the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom representing their primary victim demographics, alongside significant activity in Germany and Australia. Notable campaigns or high-profile attacks by INC Ransom have not been prominently featured in major threat intelligence publications from CISA, FBI, or leading security researchers, suggesting they may operate with a lower public profile despite their substantial victim count. INC Ransom remains active as of current intelligence assessments, with no documented law enforcement disruptions or confirmed rebranding efforts. The group has been linked to 836 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 9, 2021; most recent post May 20, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Also tracked as: INC.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 9, 2026tupeloeye.com listed by INC Ransomon the group's public leak site

Ransom demanded: $5M

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Healthcare sector, which has 1,779 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, tupeloeye.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.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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Tupelo Eye Clinic

listed as tupeloeye.com · Claimed by INC Ransom · listed 2 months ago

$5M

Ransom

demanded

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 9, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: INC Ransom
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Healthcare
Listed on leak site: Mar 9, 2026
Ransom demanded: $5M
Estimated revenue: $5M

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Tupelo Eye Clinic is an ophthalmology practice established in 1972, headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, with four locations across Mississippi and Alabama (Tupelo, Booneville, West Point MS, and Hamilton AL). The clinic offers comprehensive ophthalmic, medical, and surgical eye care services, including cataract surgery, glaucoma treatment, diabetic retinopathy care, and an on-site optical shop.

Industry: Ophthalmology & Eye Care Clinics
Address: 610 Brunson Drive, Tupelo, MS, United States
Employees: 50
Founded: 1972

Attack summary

Severity: critical — Confirmed exfiltration and data publication from a healthcare provider; breach notification process is underway via Kroll on behalf of the organization, indicating regulated patient PII and medical data (PHI) has been compromised at scale, triggering HIPAA notification obligations.

INC Ransom claims to have attacked Tupelo Eye Clinic and has published data, with a stated ransom demand of $5 million. The public site excerpt references an active breach notification process involving Kroll mailing individual notices to affected patients beginning February 6, 2026, indicating confirmed exfiltration of patient records.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Patient personal information (names, mailing addresses)
Patient medical/clinical records
Insurance and payment information
Employee records
Physician and staff data

What the group claims

It is home to Tupelo Eye Clinic (Joseph J. Chappell, M.D., William C. Brawner, M.D., and Lee H. Walker, M.D.) and Tupelo Eye Center Optical Shop. Located at 610 Brunson Drive, is the home of the Tupelo Eye Clinic & the Tupelo Eye Center Optical Shop. Our Services Employees: 50 Revenue: $5 Million Industry: Hospitals & Physicians Clinics Phone Number: (662) 844-7211

Sources

Victim sitetupeloeye.com

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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