Disclosure context

About lockbit5

Based on the provided data, LockBit5 appears to be a recently emerged ransomware operation first observed in December 2025, representing what may be a new iteration or rebrand within the LockBit ransomware ecosystem, with primary financial motivations evidenced by their targeting of high-value sectors. Given the LockBit naming convention and the timing of emergence, this group likely operates from Eastern Europe or Russia and may represent either a continuation of previous LockBit operations or a new affiliate group leveraging the established LockBit brand, though specific organizational details remain undocumented by major security agencies. While detailed attack methodologies have not been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, or major security researchers, the group's targeting pattern across 157 victims suggests a broad-spectrum approach focusing on technology, manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation sectors primarily in the United States, Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Mexico. Due to the group's recent emergence in December 2025, there are no publicly documented notable campaigns or major incidents reported by established threat intelligence sources, though the victim count indicates active operations. The group appears to be currently active based on the recent first observation date, though comprehensive analysis from major security agencies has not yet been published given the short timeframe since emergence. The group has been linked to 252 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on December 7, 2025; most recent post May 12, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

April 14, 2026abuhatim.com listed by lockbit5on 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, abuhatim.com is reported in United Arab Emirates.

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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Abu Hatim Co LLC

listed as abuhatim.com · Claimed by lockbit5 · listed 1 month ago

36d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Apr 14, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: lockbit5
Status: Data leaked
Country: United Arab Emirates
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Apr 14, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Abu Hatim Co LLC is an Excellent Grade Engineering Construction Company established in 1991 and headquartered in Muscat, Oman. The company operates across civil engineering, MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing), roads and bridges, joinery, and project management divisions. It has delivered over 390 building construction projects for clients including various Omani ministries, Royal Guard Oman, Royal Oman Police, and Oman Telecommunications.

Industry: Civil & Electro-Mechanical Engineering Construction
Address: Abu Hatim, Muscat, Oman
Founded: 1991

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been published by the threat actor, confirming exfiltration of significant business data from a construction company with government and defence-adjacent clients (Royal Guard Oman, Royal Oman Police, Royal Court Affairs), indicating meaningful operational and reputational risk.

LockBit 5 claims to have attacked Abu Hatim Co LLC and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), indicating exfiltration of company data. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company business records
Project documentation
Finance and administration data
Human resources records
Client and contract information

What the group claims

Abu Hatim Co LLC is an Excellent Grade Engineering Construction Company established in 1991, special...

Sources

Victim siteabuhatim.com
Leak posthttp://lockbitapt67g6rwzjbcxnww5efpg4qok6vpfeth7wx3okj52ks4wtad.onion/post/a9c9feec1a75387b9f56b655bb8fe615

Source

Indexed 1 month ago

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