Disclosure context

About m3rx

Based on the limited publicly available information, m3rx is an emerging ransomware group first observed in April 2026 with a relatively small victim count of eight organizations, suggesting they are either a newly formed operation or a smaller-scale criminal enterprise focused on financial gain. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear, with no documented evidence from major security vendors or law enforcement agencies regarding their geographical base, operational structure, or whether they operate as an independent cell or as part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by established threat intelligence sources, though their targeting pattern indicates a preference for English-speaking nations including Great Britain, Australia, and the United States, as well as operations in Switzerland and Italy, with victims spanning consumer services, business services, technology, and healthcare sectors. No major campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers, likely due to the group's recent emergence and limited scope of operations. Given their recent first observation date and small victim count, m3rx appears to be in early operational stages with their current activity status and long-term viability remaining uncertain. The group has been linked to 19 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 29, 2026; most recent post May 17, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 6, 2026pvdd.ca listed by m3rxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Not Found sector, which has 4,859 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, pvdd.ca is reported in CA, a country with 278 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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pvdd.ca

Claimed by m3rx · listed 14 days ago

14d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 6, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: m3rx
Status: Data leaked
Country: CA
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: May 6, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Pemberton Valley Dyking District (PVDD) is an autonomous local government Improvement District based in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. It is responsible for maintaining, adapting, and upgrading flood protection systems — including dykes, rip rap bank protection, ditches, culverts, and gravel management — for the Pemberton Valley community. The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees and provides real-time river and high-water event information to residents.

Industry: Local Government Flood Protection & Water Management
Address: 1381 Aster St, Box 235, Pemberton, BC V0N 2L0, Canada

Attack summary

Severity: high — The victim is a local government body providing critical flood-protection infrastructure; 148 GB / 50,080 files have been exfiltrated and published. Operational disruption or exposure of community safety data, internal administrative records, engineering/infrastructure documents, and potentially resident-related information from a critical-infrastructure entity elevates this beyond medium severity.

The m3rx ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated 148 GB of data comprising 50,080 files from PVDD, with the disclosure status listed as data_published, indicating the stolen data has been released or made available.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

148 GB of organizational files
50,080 files (nature unspecified)

What the group claims

+1 (604) 894-6632. Pemberton Valley Dyking District is an autonomous local government body dedicated to maintaining, adapting, and upgrading flood protection systems for the Pemberton Valley community. The organization provides essential services aimed at safeguarding residents from flood risks. It operates through a Board of Trustees and engages with the public during monthly meetings. The district also offers resources and real-time information during high water events to ensure community safety. Stolen: 148gb 50080 files

Sources

Victim sitepvdd.ca
Leak posthttp://4k6plf4h2cm2nco6ae3inrsxnmqgl6lllmwefydhnlcq4tuhwbj4qpad.onion#pvdd.ca

Source

Indexed 14 days ago

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