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

May 16, 2026IPEC listed by genesison the group's public leak site

Data size: 4.4 Tb

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing/Engineering sector.

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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IPEC

Claimed by genesis · listed 5 days ago

4.4 Tb

Data size

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 16, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: genesis
Status: Data leaked
Sector: Manufacturing/Engineering
Listed on leak site: May 16, 2026
Data size: 4.4 Tb

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

IPEC specializes in custom modular process systems, offering products including bioreactors, filtration systems, and utility stations. The company operates in the engineering and manufacturing sector, likely serving pharmaceutical, biotech, or industrial process clients. No public site was available to confirm headquarters, scale, or founding date.

Industry: Custom Modular Process Systems & Bioprocess Equipment Manufacturing

Attack summary

Severity: high — 4.4 TB of confirmed exfiltrated data has been published, encompassing sensitive business data including financial records, email archives, supply chain details, and proprietary technical/project data. While no regulated PII at scale (e.g., medical or government data) is explicitly stated, the breadth and volume of exfiltrated operational and technical data from an engineering firm constitutes a significant business data exposure warranting a high severity rating.

The Genesis ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated 4.4 TB of data from IPEC's file servers, including project, technical, operational, financial, supply chain, and sales data, as well as email archives and user/management folders. The data has been published and a file listing is available for download via a Tor-hosted link.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Project data
Technical data
Operational data
Sales data
Supply chain data
Financial data
File server data
Email archives
Management folders
Network user folders

What the group claims

IPEC specializes in custom modular process systems, offering a wide range of products including bioreactors, filtration systems, and utility stations.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

IPEC specializes in custom modular process systems, offering a wide range of products including bioreactors, filtration systems, and utility stations.

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- 4.4 Tb of accessible data.
- Project Data
- Technical Data.
- Operational Data.
- Sale Data. 
- Supply Chain Data.
- Financial Data.
- Data from company fileserver. 
- Email archives.
- Management folders.
- Folders of network users. 

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[Download The List of Company Files](http://genesis6ixpb5mcy4kudybtw5op2wqlrkocfogbnenz3c647ibqixiad.onion/download/6ada59560a7932d5b3df.txt)

Data the group says was taken

Project Data
Technical Data
Operational Data
Sale Data
Supply Chain Data
Financial Data
File server data
Email archives
Management folders
Network user folders

Screenshot of the leak post

Sources

Leak posthttp://genesis6ixpb5mcy4kudybtw5op2wqlrkocfogbnenz3c647ibqixiad.onion/6ada59560a7932d5b3df/

Source

Indexed 5 days ago

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Disclosure context

About genesis

Timeline of this disclosure

Other recent disclosures by genesis

Sector and geography

Status timeline

At a glance

About the victim

Attack summary

Data the group says was taken

What the group claims

The leak post

Data the group says was taken

Screenshot of the leak post

Sources

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