Disclosure context

About Termite

Termite is a recently emerged ransomware group that first appeared in November 2024, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple high-value sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain largely undocumented by major threat intelligence providers, though their targeting of primarily Western nations including the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Canada suggests a non-Western operational base. With 39 documented victims across healthcare, telecommunications, business services, and technology sectors within just a few months of operation, Termite demonstrates an aggressive deployment strategy, though specific details regarding their initial access vectors, encryption methodologies, and whether they employ double or triple extortion tactics have not been publicly documented by established security research organizations. The group's relatively recent emergence means that notable high-profile campaigns and specific technical indicators have not yet been extensively analyzed or reported by authoritative sources such as CISA, FBI, or major cybersecurity firms. Termite appears to remain active as of early 2025, though the limited public documentation suggests they may be a smaller-scale operation or have not yet attracted significant attention from major threat intelligence organizations. The group has been linked to 43 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 17, 2024; most recent post May 17, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 25, 2026Birmingham Museum of Art listed by Termiteon the group's public leak site

Data size: 300 GB
Records: 000 files

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, Birmingham Museum of Art is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 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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Birmingham Museum of Art

Claimed by Termite · listed 3 months ago

300 GB

Data size

000 files records

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 25, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Termite
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Feb 25, 2026
Data size: 300 GB
Records: 000 files

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

The Birmingham Museum of Art is a public art museum located in Birmingham, Alabama, featuring a collection of more than 29,000 paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative arts spanning ancient to modern times. General admission is always free, and the museum serves families, students, and art enthusiasts through exhibitions, educational programs, and events. It is open Tuesday through Sunday and includes amenities such as a café, research library, sculpture garden, and museum shop.

Industry: Arts & Culture / Art Museum
Address: 2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35203

Attack summary

Severity: high — 300 GB of data has reportedly been exfiltrated and published by the threat actor. While the museum is a cultural institution rather than a regulated healthcare or government entity, the scale of exfiltration is significant and the data is described as published, meaning it is actively exposed. Potential data at risk includes staff PII, donor/membership records, financial information, and operational data.

The Termite ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated approximately 300 GB of data from the Birmingham Museum of Art, with the disclosure status listed as data_published, indicating the stolen data has been released or made available on their leak site.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Exfiltrated organizational data (300 GB)
Proof screenshots (2 photos advertised)

The group's post references roughly 2 proof files.

What the group claims

The Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama features a vast collection of over 27,000 artworks and offers free admission to visitors. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday and hosts various exhibitions and events throughout the year. It serves a diverse audience, including families, students, and art enthusiasts, providing educational resources and opportunities for engagement.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Screenshot of the leak post

Leak screenshot for Birmingham Museum of Art

Sources

Victim sitewww.artsbma.org
Leak posthttp://termiteuslbumdge2zmfmfcsrvmvsfe4gvyudc5j6cdnisnhtftvokid.onion/post/699e23cffeb604ea6ee59a9a

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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