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 20, 2026JOH Investments Limited listed by payloadon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Financial Services sector, which has 516 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, JOH Investments Limited is reported in Jamaica.

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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JOH Investments Limited

Claimed by payload · listed 1 month ago

30d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Apr 20, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: payload
Status: Data leaked
Country: Jamaica
Sector: Financial Services
Listed on leak site: Apr 20, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

JOH Investments Limited is an officially registered financial entity headquartered in Kingston, Jamaica, holding an active Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for international operations. The company specializes in investment activities and asset management, with integration into global banking systems for financial transactions.

Industry: Investment Management & Asset Management
Address: Kingston, Jamaica

Attack summary

Severity: high — The disclosure status is 'data_published', indicating confirmed exfiltration and release of data from a regulated financial services entity integrated with global banking systems, which likely includes sensitive financial and business records.

The group 'payload' claims to have attacked JOH Investments Limited and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), implying exfiltration of company data; 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

Financial transaction records
Investment activity data
Asset management documentation
Banking integration credentials or records
Legal entity registration documents

What the group claims

JOH Investments Limited is an officially registered financial entity based in Kingston, Jamaica, holding an active Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for international operations. The company specializes in investment activities and asset management, maintaining integration with global banking systems for financial transactions.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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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 JOH Investments Limited

Sources

Leak posthttp://payloadrz5yw227brtbvdqpnlhq3rdcdekdnn3rgucbcdeawq2v6vuyd.onion/posts/30db07c6-741c-401d-acc1-60b2f60bcfd9

Source

Indexed 1 month ago

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