Disclosure context

About genesis

Genesis is a recently emerged ransomware group that was first observed in October 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple high-value sectors. The group has demonstrated a relatively aggressive operational tempo since emergence, accumulating 54 documented victims within a short timeframe. Given the limited public documentation available from established threat intelligence sources regarding this newly identified group, specific details about their country of origin, organizational structure, and precise attack methodologies remain under investigation by security researchers. The group's targeting patterns indicate a preference for victims in the United States and United Kingdom, with additional activity observed in Malaysia and Spain, suggesting either a broad operational scope or the use of automated targeting tools that do not discriminate by geography. Their sector targeting reveals a focus on healthcare, manufacturing, business services, and financial services organizations, indicating they may prioritize entities with both high revenue potential and critical operational dependencies that increase pressure for ransom payment. Due to the group's recent emergence and limited reporting from major threat intelligence organizations such as Mandiant, CISA, or FBI, comprehensive details regarding their specific encryption methods, initial access vectors, data exfiltration practices, or notable high-profile campaigns have not yet been publicly documented. Genesis remains an active threat as of current reporting, though their operational longevity and potential connections to established ransomware ecosystems continue to be assessed by the cybersecurity community. The group has been linked to 82 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on October 21, 2025; most recent post May 19, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 31, 2026HMI Elements listed by genesison the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 2,524 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, HMI Elements is reported in GB, a country with 309 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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HMI Elements

Claimed by genesis · listed 2 months ago

50d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 31, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: genesis
Status: Data leaked
Country: GB
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: Mar 31, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

HMI Elements is a UK-based manufacturer of certified rugged human-machine interfaces (HMIs) and industrial computers designed for use in hazardous and explosive environments. The company serves sectors including oil and gas, chemical, pharmaceutical, power generation, marine, mining, food and beverage, and new energy. Its products are certified to ATEX, IECEx, UKEX, and North American standards, with offices in both the UK (+44 (0) 1653 699 908) and the USA (+1 (281) 674-7815).

Industry: Hazardous Area Industrial Computing & Human-Machine Interfaces

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is listed as published by the group, indicating confirmed exfiltration, but no specific data types, volume, or proof files are described in the post. The company operates in critical industrial sectors (oil and gas, power, marine) where compromise of operational or engineering data could carry elevated risk, but insufficient detail is available to elevate to high or critical.

The Genesis ransomware group claims to have compromised HMI Elements and lists the victim under a 'data_published' disclosure status, indicating that data has been published or made available. The leak post describes HMI Elements as a producer of HMIs for hazardous environments but provides no specific detail on the volume or nature of exfiltrated data.

medium

What the group claims

The production of reliable human-machine interfaces (HMIs) designed for use in hazardous environments

The leak post

captured from the group's site

GENESIS GENESIS Archive Tags About GENESIS [email protected] Pequod Associates A global leader in the provision of Marine Claims TPA and Recovery services. 2026-05-11 · 1min Pequod Associates HostBooks (HOT!) An accounting software provider. 2026-05-09 · 1min HostBooks (HOT!) Palo Architecture and Planning. 2026-05-09 · 1min Palo Ben F. Barcus and associates pllc A law firm from Tacoma, WA. 2026-05-09 · 1min Ben F. Barcus and associates pllc Rain Makers Solutions Conducting training sessions, engaging with stakeholders, and organizing meetings and events. 2026-05-08 · 1min Rain Makers Solutions Van Atta Engineering A civil engineering and surveying firm located at 570 Congress Park Dr, Dayton, Ohio. 2026-05-08 · 1min Van Atta Engineering Prescott & Holden A legal firm dedicated to safeguard the rights of its clients 2026-05-08 · 1min Prescott & Holden The American Board of Preventive Medicine A healthcare certification organization. 2026-05-08 · 1min The American Board of Preventive Medicine Integrated Process Engineers & Constructors. Specializes in custom modular process systems, offering a wide range of products including bioreactors, filtration systems, and utility sta…

Sources

Victim sitehmielements.com
Leak posthttp://genesis6ixpb5mcy4kudybtw5op2wqlrkocfogbnenz3c647ibqixiad.onion/7cfe3af8242b09e20596/

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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