Disclosure context

About lapsus$

Lapsus$ is a financially motivated cybercriminal group that emerged in December 2021, gaining notoriety for their aggressive extortion tactics and high-profile targeting of major corporations and government entities. The group is believed to have originated from South America, particularly Brazil, with suspected ties to young hackers operating independently rather than as a traditional ransomware-as-a-service operation, though they have demonstrated sophisticated coordination and insider recruitment capabilities. Lapsus$ primarily relies on social engineering techniques, SIM swapping, and insider threats to gain initial access to target networks, often recruiting employees through bribes or coercion rather than relying on traditional malware delivery methods, and they frequently employ data theft and public leak tactics for extortion rather than always deploying encryption-based ransomware. The group has conducted notable attacks against major technology companies including Microsoft, Nvidia, Samsung, and Okta, as well as targeting organizations across France, the United States, Brazil, Germany, and Canada, with a particular focus on consumer services, education, government facilities, and critical manufacturing sectors, leading to significant law enforcement attention and arrests of suspected members. Following arrests of key members by Brazilian and UK authorities in 2022, the group's activity has significantly diminished, though some security researchers suggest remnants may still be operational under different identities. The group has been linked to 21 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on December 10, 2021; most recent post May 10, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

March 1, 2026Loozap listed by lapsus$on 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.

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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Loozap

Claimed by lapsus$ · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Mar 1, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: lapsus$
Status: Data leaked
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Mar 1, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Loozap is an online marketplace operating across multiple African countries, including Ghana and Kenya, enabling users to buy and sell second-hand goods. Categories listed on the platform include cars, real estate, electronics, furniture, and clothing. The platform positions itself as an innovative solution for peer-to-peer commerce in African markets.

Industry: Online Classifieds & Second-Hand Marketplace

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published by a known threat actor (Lapsus$), suggesting confirmed exfiltration; however, no specific sensitive regulated data (e.g., financial, medical) is identified, the data size is unknown, and the leak post content appears AI-generated with low specificity, limiting severity assessment.

Lapsus$ claims to have published data related to Loozap, with the disclosure status recorded as data_published; no specific details on encryption or the nature of exfiltrated data are provided in the leak post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

User account data
Marketplace listings
Buyer/seller contact information

Original description

AI-summarised, not from the leak post

Loozap is an online marketplace that provides a platform for users to buy and sell second-hand items. They operate in multiple countries across Africa, including Ghana and Kenya. Their inventory includes items such as cars, homes, electronics, furniture, and clothing. The platform adopts an innovative system that enhances the buying and selling experience.

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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