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

May 18, 2026Metaval Consolidated listed by INC Ransomon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Industrial/Manufacturing sector. Geographically, Metaval Consolidated is reported in AU, a country with 155 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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Metaval Consolidated

Claimed by INC Ransom · listed 3 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 18, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: INC Ransom
Status: Data leaked
Country: AU
Sector: Industrial/Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: May 18, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Metaval Consolidated is an Australian-owned and operated manufacturers representative headquartered in Bayswater, Melbourne, supplying engineered industrial products across all Australian states and territories. Established in 1967, the company represents dozens of leading international brands, serving industries including water, manufacturing, mining, and processing. It operates from its own industrial premises and warehouse and has worked on projects ranging from thousands to millions of dollars in value.

Industry: Industrial Equipment & Manufacturers Representative
Address: Bayswater, Victoria, Australia
Employees: 50
Founded: 1967

Attack summary

Severity: medium — The post claims both encryption and proof of access, indicating confirmed operational disruption and some data exposure, but no regulated/sensitive data (PII at scale, medical, financial) is evidenced, and the proof array is empty in the disclosed payload. Revenue and scale are modest (~$5M, ~50 employees).

INC Ransom claims to have encrypted systems and holds proof of access; the post categories include 'Encrypted' and 'Proof', indicating both encryption and some level of data exfiltration or access verification. No specific data types or volume are enumerated in the truncated post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Business operational data
Engineering project records
Customer/client information

What the group claims

Metaval Consolidated is an Australian owned and operated manufacturers representative supplying all Australian states and territories. Metaval was established in 1967 to provide an engineering supply service to users in the paper industry. Today they provide engineered products to all major industries in Australia including water, manufacturing, mining and processing. Located in Bayswater.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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{"type":true,"message":"Success: got announcements.","payload":{"length":702,"announcements":[{"_id":"6a099da9d152110a6ab7ed5b","company":{"company_name":"metaval.com.au","country":"AU","revenue":5000000},"categories":["Encrypted","Proof"],"description":["Metaval%20Consolidated%20is%20an%20Australian%20owned%20and%20operated%20manufacturers%20representative%20supplying%20all%20Australian%20states%20and%20territories.%20Metaval%20was%20established%20in%201967%20to%20provide%20an%20engineering%20supply%20service%20to%20users%20in%20the%20paper%20industry.%20As%20our%20company%20grew%20and%20diversified%2C%20the%20range%20of%20industries%20serviced%20also%20increased.%20Today%20we%20provide%20engineered%20products%20to%20all%20major%20industries%20in%20Australia.%20We%20represent%20some%20of%20the%20worlds%20leading%20manufacturers%20in%20the%20supply%20of%20industrial%20equipment%20to%20a%20wide%20range%20of%20industries%20including%20water%2C%20manufacturing%2C%20mining%20and%20processing.%20Since%20commencing%20operations%20we%20have%3A%20Grown%20to%20be%20a%20leading%20Melbourne-based%20manufacturers%20representative%20for%20dozens%20of%20well%20known%20international%20brands.…

Data the group says was taken

Encrypted
Proof

Sources

Source

Indexed 3 days ago

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About INC Ransom

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About the victim

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Data the group says was taken

What the group claims

The leak post

Data the group says was taken

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