Disclosure context

About payload

Based on the limited publicly available information, Payload is an emerging ransomware group first observed in February 2026 with a primarily financial motivation, having targeted 19 documented victims across multiple countries and sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear, with no documented evidence of their operational structure, country of origin, or whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or independent entity. Their attack methodology, encryption techniques, and specific tools used have not been publicly documented by major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies. The group has demonstrated a diverse targeting approach, focusing primarily on victims in the Philippines, United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, and Dominican Republic, with particular emphasis on manufacturing, agriculture and food production, transportation/logistics, and telecommunication sectors, though the specific campaigns and ransom demands remain undisclosed in public threat intelligence reports. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation, Payload appears to be currently active but remains a relatively obscure threat actor with insufficient publicly available data to establish comprehensive intelligence assessments from major cybersecurity organizations or law enforcement agencies. The group has been linked to 46 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 17, 2026; most recent post May 19, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

April 29, 2026PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) listed by payloadon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Consumer Services sector, which has 396 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) 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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PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management)

Claimed by payload · listed 21 days ago

21d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Apr 29, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: payload
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Consumer Services
Listed on leak site: Apr 29, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) is a joint venture between Peakside Capital, an investment firm, and Ros Retail, a retail operator, established to manage outlet centers across Europe. The organization handles the full lifecycle of retail real estate development, from brand acquisition to operational marketing. Its focus is on maximizing asset value and performance by applying international management standards within the outlet retail sector.

Industry: Retail Real Estate & Outlet Center Management

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data has been published (disclosed status: data_published), indicating confirmed exfiltration and public release, but no details on data type, volume, or sensitivity are provided, preventing a higher severity classification.

The ransomware group Payload claims to have attacked PROM and has published data, though the leak post does not specify whether encryption, exfiltration, or both occurred, nor does it detail the volume or nature of the data disclosed.

medium

What the group claims

PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) is a joint venture established by the investment firm Peakside Capital and the operator Ros Retail to manage outlet centers across Europe. The organization specializes in the strategic development of retail real estate, handling the full lifecycle from brand acquisition to operational marketing. Its primary objective is to maximize asset value and performance by implementing international management standards within the outlet sector.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

[ Inteceng.com.my (+ Tsksynergy.com.my + Amemanufacturing.com.my + Woodnova.com.my)  
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These websites represent a synergistic group of Malaysian companies, such as AME Elite and TSK Synergy, specializing in integrated industrial construction and engineering solutions. They provide end-to-end services, including the design and fabrication of steel structures, mechanical engineering, and the development of large-scale industrial parks. Together, they leverage their combined expertise to deliver "turnkey" manufacturing facilities and infrastructure projects across the region.
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Gorey Community School is a co-educational, multi-denominational institution located in Gorey, Co. Wexford, under the joint patronage of the Loreto Sisters and Waterford and Wexford ETB
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PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) is a joint venture established by the investment firm Peakside Capital and the operator Ros Retail t…

Screenshot of the leak post

Leak screenshot for PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management)

Sources

Leak posthttp://payloadrz5yw227brtbvdqpnlhq3rdcdekdnn3rgucbcdeawq2v6vuyd.onion/posts/edd39726-8e4e-4d34-9feb-78eddf6d61c9

Source

Indexed 21 days ago

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