Disclosure context

About Payloadbin

Payloadbin is a relatively obscure ransomware group that emerged in September 2021, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion operations targeting diverse sectors across multiple countries. The group's origin and potential affiliations remain largely undocumented in public threat intelligence reporting, with limited information available regarding whether they operate as an independent entity or utilize a Ransomware-as-a-Service model. Based on observed victim patterns, Payloadbin has demonstrated a broad targeting approach without apparent sector specialization, though they have notably impacted healthcare, manufacturing, agriculture and food production, and telecommunications organizations across 48 documented cases. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by major security research organizations, though their operational pattern suggests standard ransomware deployment tactics. The group has primarily targeted victims in the United States, Philippines, Australia, Mexico, and the United Kingdom, indicating either a broad opportunistic approach or potential linguistic capabilities spanning English-speaking regions and select international markets. No major high-profile campaigns, significant law enforcement disruptions, or notable ransomware payment records have been publicly attributed to this group by federal agencies or established threat intelligence firms. Current operational status remains unclear due to limited public documentation, though the group's relatively recent emergence and modest victim count suggests they may represent a smaller-scale operation compared to prominent ransomware families tracked by CISA and FBI reporting. The group has been linked to 48 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on September 9, 2021; most recent post March 26, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 25, 2026Vancompare Insurance listed by Payloadbinon 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, Vancompare Insurance is reported in United Kingdom, a country with 902 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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Vancompare

listed as Vancompare Insurance · Claimed by Payloadbin · listed 2 months ago

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Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 25, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Payloadbin
Status: Data leaked
Country: United Kingdom
Sector: Financial Services
Listed on leak site: Mar 25, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Vancompare (vancompare.co.uk) is a UK-based online insurance comparison platform that enables consumers to compare prices and terms across multiple insurance providers. The service covers car, home, business, and other insurance categories. It operates as a digital intermediary, helping users identify cost-effective policies.

Industry: Insurance Comparison & Price Aggregation

Attack summary

Severity: high — The status is data_published, confirming exfiltration and public release. As an insurance comparison platform, the likely data includes PII and insurance-related personal/financial information of UK consumers, which is regulated under UK GDPR and financial services rules.

Payloadbin claims to have compromised Vancompare and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), though the leak post does not specify whether encryption or exfiltration occurred, nor does it detail the volume or type of data involved.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Insurance comparison user records
Personal insurance data
Policy details

What the group claims

Vancompare.co.uk is a UK-based online comparison service that helps users find the best insurance deals for cars, homes, businesses, and other types of coverage. The site allows users to quickly compare prices and terms from multiple insurance providers to choose the most suitable and cost-effective policy.

Source

Indexed 2 months ago

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