Disclosure context

About exitium

Exitium is an emerging ransomware group that was first observed in March 2026, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their limited but documented attack patterns. Given the recent emergence and limited public documentation, specific details about the group's country of origin, organizational structure, or potential affiliations remain unclear to security researchers and law enforcement agencies. The group's attack methodology and technical capabilities have not been extensively documented due to their recent appearance and small victim count, though they appear to target specific sectors rather than conducting widespread campaigns. Exitium has been observed targeting organizations in the United States and Brazil, with a particular focus on the agriculture and food production sector as well as public sector entities, suggesting possible strategic targeting of critical infrastructure. The group remains active as of their recent emergence, though their limited victim count of two documented cases indicates they are either highly selective in their targeting, newly operational, or operating at a smaller scale compared to established ransomware groups. The group has been linked to 8 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on March 17, 2026; most recent post May 16, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

April 14, 2026Gastroenterology & Hepatology of CNY listed by exitiumon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Healthcare sector, which has 1,779 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Gastroenterology & Hepatology of CNY is reported in NY.

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Gastroenterology & Hepatology of CNY

Claimed by exitium · listed 1 month ago

36d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Apr 14, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: exitium
Status: Data leaked
Country: NY
Sector: Healthcare
Listed on leak site: Apr 14, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Gastroenterology & Hepatology of CNY (gandhofcny.com) is a gastroenterology and hepatology physician practice located in Syracuse, New York. It operates alongside an AAAHC-accredited endoscopy center and an affiliated entity, Digestive Disease Center of CNY, LLC (ddcofcny.com). The practice serves patients across Central New York.

Industry: Gastroenterology & Hepatology Medical Practice
Address: Syracuse, New York, USA

Attack summary

Severity: critical — Confirmed exfiltration of regulated medical data at large scale: 167,303 patient records including SSNs, highly sensitive health diagnoses (mental health, substance abuse, STIs, cancer, Hepatitis C), pathology reports, and PII — all categories protected under HIPAA. The breadth, sensitivity, and inclusion of SSNs with medical records for over 167K individuals constitutes a critical disclosure.

The group 'exitium' claims to have exfiltrated a full patient database comprising 167,303 patient records including SSNs, addresses, phone numbers, emails, ICD-10 diagnoses, medications, and pathology reports, and is offering the data for sale if ransom is not paid.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

167,303 patient records
124,761 Social Security Numbers (SSN)
166,402 patient addresses
164,296 patient phone numbers
85,318 patient email addresses
1,093,863 ICD-10 diagnosis codes
1,547,142 medication records
186,246 pathology specimens with narrative reports
49,798 patients with sensitive diagnoses (mental health, substance/alcohol use, STIs, cancer, Hepatitis C)
44,861 SSNs tied to sensitive diagnosis patients
Records of notable individuals (politicians, businesspeople, public figures)

What the group claims

Website: gandhofcny.com Zoominfo: https://www.zoominfo.com/c/gastroenterology--hepatology-of-cny-pc/346091487 Data sample, whole internal data will be sold if they wouldn't pay ransom. Also Digestive Disease Center of CNY, LLC (ddcofcny.com) GI practice + AAAHC-accredited endoscopy center. Syracuse, New York, USA. Full database for sale — 167,303 patients, 124,761 SSN, 49,798 with sensitive diagnoses: - 167,303 patients — 124,761 with SSN, 166,402 (99%) with address, 164,296 (98%) with phone, 85,318 (51%) with email - 1,093,863 diagnoses (ICD-10), 1,547,142 medications, 186,246 pathology specimens with narrative reports - Sensitive (dx + meds): 49,798 patients — 44,861 with SSN. Mental health: 43,902 | Substance/Alcohol: 5,111 | STIs: 2,779 | Cancer: 2,708 | Hepatitis C: 1,906 - Includes notable individuals (politicians, businesspeople, public figures)

Sources

Leak posthttp://m3ksukzn2glzfdvlusohril7n3iyk4z4fudf6mm22lwhpbpt5aiee5qd.onion#Gastroenterology%20%26%20Hepatology%20of%20CNY

Source

Indexed 1 month ago

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