Was Equator Worldwide hit by ransomware?

Equator Worldwide was listed by the Meow ransomware operation (UAE), and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the Meow ransomware group?

Meow is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the Equator Worldwide breach?

Meow published data attributed to Equator Worldwide (~9 GB). Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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Equator Worldwide

Claimed by Meow · listed 2 years ago

9 GB

Data size

20m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedNov 7, 2024
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Meow
Status: Data leaked
Country: UAE
Sector: Transportation/Logistics
Listed on leak site: Nov 7, 2024
Data size: 9 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Equator Worldwide is a UK-based logistics company providing global delivery solutions including express delivery, direct vehicle services, freight forwarding, and specialized handling. The company partners with major carriers (DHL, TNT, FedEx, UPS) and offers integrated booking, tracking, and customs clearance services for businesses requiring time-sensitive and flexible logistics support.

Industry: Transportation & Logistics

Attack summary

Severity: critical — Confirmed exfiltration of 9 GB containing regulated/sensitive data at scale: PII (passport scans, driver's licenses, vaccination records), financial records, client data, and commercial agreements. Exposure of employee identification documents and financial information constitutes critical-level data compromise.

The Meow group claims to have exfiltrated approximately 9 GB of confidential data from Equator Worldwide. The stolen data includes employee personal information, client records, financial documents, contracts, and insurance policies.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Employee personal details and identification documents
Passport scans and driver's license copies
Client service agreements and contact information
Commercial contracts and inter-company agreements
Insurance policies (liability and cargo)
COVID-19 vaccination certificates
Financial documents (invoices, credit notes, transaction statements)
Business credit applications and credit card transactions
Corporate email addresses and contact details

What the group claims

Dear customers!We are excited to offer exclusive access to over 9 GB of confidential data from Equator Worldwide, a UK based logistics company specializing in global delivery solutions. Known for its extensive range of services, Equator Worldwide supports businesses with time sensitive, flexible, and proactive logistics solutions. Through partnerships with major carriers like DHL, TNT, FedEx, and UPS, the company provides express and economy delivery options, and its platform enables seamless quotes, booking, labeling, and tracking for shipments.Equator Worldwides core services include:Global Express Delivery: Offering express and timed options with full tracking. Direct Vehicles: High capacity vans and trucks for urgent same day and next day deliveries across the UK and Europe. Global Freight Services: Air and road freight for heavier shipments, complete with customs clearance. Special Services: Consolidation, packing, white glove services, and handling of delicate or high value items. The companys dedicated approach and 24 on 7 support ensure reliable, customer focused solutions tailored to meet unique business needs.This comprehensive data pack includes:Employee data  personal details, passport scans, drivers license copies  Client information service agreements, contact information Contracts and commercial agreements Insurance policies liability and cargo insurance, COVID 19 vaccination certificates  Financial documents invoices, credit notes, transaction statements Business credit applications and credit card transactions Corporate contact details business email addresses Service agreements and inter company contracts And much more This data pack provides unique insights into Equator Worldwides operations, making it valuable for professionals in logistics, business analysis, and related fields.To access this exclusive 9 GB data pack, simply click the Buy button an

Sources

Leak posthttp://meow6xanhzfci2gbkn3lmbqq7xjjufskkdfocqdngt3ltvzgqpsg5mid.onion/product/123

Source

Indexed 2 years ago

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Disclosure context

About Meow

Meow is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in November 2023, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group has compromised at least 145 known victims in a short operational timeframe, demonstrating rapid scaling of their criminal enterprise. Based on their targeting patterns, Meow appears to focus heavily on English-speaking countries, with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada representing their primary victim base, though they have also expanded operations to include targets in Italy and Colombia. The group shows a preference for attacking business services organizations, manufacturing companies, healthcare institutions, and agriculture and food production entities, suggesting they may employ broad-spectrum targeting rather than highly specialized sector focus. Their emergence in late 2023 and the significant victim count achieved in a relatively short period indicates either a sophisticated operation with experienced operators or potential links to existing ransomware ecosystems, though specific details about their attack methodology, initial access vectors, encryption techniques, or data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence sources. Given the recent timeline of their emergence and limited public reporting from established security researchers, detailed technical analysis of their tools, tactics, and procedures remains sparse. The group appears to remain active as of current reporting, though comprehensive law enforcement actions or major disruption efforts have not been publicly documented. The group has been linked to 145 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 24, 2023; most recent post November 19, 2024. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

November 7, 2024Equator Worldwide listed by Meowon the group's public leak site

Data size: 9 GB

Other recent disclosures by Meow

Meow has been linked to 145 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

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Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Transportation/Logistics sector, which has 1,081 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Equator Worldwide is reported in UAE, a country with 81 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by Meow means Equator Worldwide appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Monitor for the data appearing on Meow's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

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.