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

May 10, 2026st-annes.uk.com listed by lynxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Education sector, which has 694 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, st-annes.uk.com is reported in GB, a country with 309 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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st-annes.uk.com

Claimed by lynx · listed 11 days ago

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since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 10, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: lynx
Status: Data leaked
Country: GB
Sector: Education
Listed on leak site: May 10, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

St Anne's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is a Catholic secondary school and sixth form college located in Southampton, England, founded in 1904. It educates girls aged 11–18 at Key Stages 3 and 4, and operates a mixed Sixth Form College for students aged 16–18. The school has received outstanding Ofsted ratings and is part of an Academy Trust.

Industry: Secondary Education (Catholic School & Sixth Form College)
Address: Southampton, England, GB
Employees: 51-200
Founded: 1904

Attack summary

Severity: critical — The institution holds sensitive data on minors (ages 11–18) including safeguarding records, PII of students and parents, and potentially SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) data — all of which are regulated categories under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Data_published status indicates confirmed exfiltration affecting a vulnerable population.

The Lynx ransomware group claims to have attacked St Anne's Catholic School & Sixth Form College and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration of school data. No ransom amount or specific data volume has been stated in the post.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Student records
Staff records
Safeguarding information
Parent/carer contact details
Administrative and governance documents
Admissions policies and data
Financial records (Pupil Premium strategy)

What the group claims

St Anne's Catholic School & Sixth Form College is a distinguished educational institution in Southampton, dedicated to providing a strong moral and academic foundation for students aged 11 to 18. The school emphasizes a Catholic ethos and offers a girls' school environment at Key Stages 3 and 4, transitioning to a mixed Sixth Form College. With a commitment to excellence, St Anne's has consistently received outstanding ratings from Ofsted and focuses on personal development, community involvement, and academic achievement. The institution aims to support both students and parents through various programs, activities, and resources.

Sources

Victim sitest-annes.uk.com
Leak posthttp://lynxblogco7r37jt7p5wrmfxzqze7ghxw6rihzkqc455qluacwotciyd.onion/leaks/6a0050272b391873c7de99f1

Source

Indexed 11 days ago

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