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

January 5, 2026www.granosycereales.com.co listed by Lynxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Agriculture and Food Production sector, which has 536 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, www.granosycereales.com.co is reported in Colombia, a country with 14 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.

Ransomware victim disclosure

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Granos y Cereales de Colombia S.A.

listed as www.granosycereales.com.co · Claimed by Lynx · listed 5 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Jan 5, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Lynx
Status: Data leaked
Country: Colombia
Sector: Agriculture and Food Production
Listed on leak site: Jan 5, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Granos y Cereales de Colombia S.A. is a Colombian agro-industrial company with 49 years of experience in the food sector, specializing in the processing, classification, packaging, and distribution of rice, rice by-products, and dry legumes. The company operates multiple facilities across Colombia including locations in Soledad (Atlántico), Valledupar (Cesar), and Yopal (Casanare). It markets several rice brands including Arroz Tailandés, Sabrosón, and Mi Arroz.

Industry: Agro-industrial Rice & Dry Legume Processing
Address: Calle 18 Antigua Carretera a Soledad, Soledad, Atlántico, Colombia

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published (data_published status) by the Lynx group, indicating actual exfiltration and public release of company data. While no specific regulated data categories are confirmed, a company of this scale in food production likely holds significant business, employee, and operational data.

The Lynx ransomware group claims to have attacked Granos y Cereales de Colombia S.A. and the disclosure status is listed as data_published, indicating that exfiltrated data has been released. No specific ransom amount or data volume was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company operational data
Employee records (inferred from HR contact exposure)
Business correspondence
Financial records (inferred from agro-industrial operations)

What the group claims

Granos y Cereales de Colombia S.A. is a Colombian agro-industrial company with over 40 years of experience in the food sector, specializing in the processing, classification, packaging, and distribution of rice and dry legumes. The company is committed to providing high-quality rice to Colombian families, aiming to nourish their dreams. With a strong presence in the agro-industrial sector, it plays a significant role in the local market. Their product offerings include various rice brands such as Arroz Tailandés, Sabrosón, and Mi Arroz.

Sources

Source

Indexed 5 months ago

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