Disclosure context

About lynx

Lynx is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in July 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations and demonstrating rapid scaling capabilities with 397 documented victims within their first few months of operation. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain unclear due to their recent emergence, though their targeting patterns suggest a sophisticated operation that may operate independently rather than as a traditional Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Based on their victim distribution, Lynx appears to employ broad-spectrum targeting methodologies focusing heavily on English-speaking countries, with the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and Australia representing their primary geographic targets, while concentrating their attacks on manufacturing, business services, technology, and transportation/logistics sectors, though specific technical details regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methods, and data exfiltration practices have not yet been extensively documented by major security research organizations. Due to the group's recent emergence, there are no widely reported major campaigns or high-profile incidents that have gained significant public attention from law enforcement agencies or established threat intelligence firms. As of late 2024, Lynx appears to remain active with no reported law enforcement disruptions or operational changes. The group has been linked to 410 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on July 29, 2024; most recent post May 10, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 10, 2026www.kurita.eu listed by lynxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing sector, which has 2,458 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, www.kurita.eu is reported in DE, a country with 333 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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www.kurita.eu

Claimed by lynx · listed 11 days ago

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Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 10, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: lynx
Status: Data leaked
Country: DE
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: May 10, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Kurita Europe is the European arm of Kurita Water Industries, specialising in advanced water treatment technologies and process chemistry solutions for industrial clients. The company serves a broad range of sectors including automotive, food & beverage, pulp & paper, power generation, refinery & petrochemical, and steel. It operates across multiple European countries (DE, FR, ES, IT, PT, CZ, PL, SE, TR) and maintains a dedicated Technology Center.

Industry: Industrial Water Treatment & Process Chemistry

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published by the threat actor, indicating successful exfiltration from a significant industrial company serving critical infrastructure sectors (power generation, refinery, petrochemical, water treatment). While the exact data types are unconfirmed, exposure of customer and operational data for critical-sector clients elevates severity to high.

The Lynx ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated data from Kurita Europe and has published the data ('data_published' status), though no specific data size or ransom demand has been stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Corporate internal documents
Customer/client data
Business operational data
Potentially proprietary process/treatment technology data

What the group claims

Kurita Europe specializes in advanced water treatment technologies and sustainable solutions aimed at enhancing industrial and environmental efficiency. The company offers tailored industry solutions for water and process treatment, focusing on improving plant reliability and reducing downtime. Their innovative technologies are designed to create shared value for customers and society while promoting sustainability. Kurita Europe serves a diverse range of industries, including water, paper, and various industrial sectors.

Sources

Victim sitewww.kurita.eu
Leak posthttp://lynxblogco7r37jt7p5wrmfxzqze7ghxw6rihzkqc455qluacwotciyd.onion/leaks/6a00387c2b391873c7dd2f4a

Source

Indexed 11 days ago

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