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

May 9, 2026vp-brands.com listed by lockbit5on the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Consumer Services sector, which has 396 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, vp-brands.com is reported in DE, a country with 333 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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vp-brands.com

Claimed by lockbit5 · listed 12 days ago

11d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 9, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: lockbit5
Status: Data leaked
Country: DE
Sector: Consumer Services
Listed on leak site: May 9, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

VP Brands International SA is a spirits producer and brand development company operating internationally, with roots in Bulgaria and Greece. The company produces and markets a portfolio of alcoholic beverages including whisky, vodka, gin, rakia, ouzo, mastic liqueur, and low-alcohol mixes under both global and local brand names. The company participates in international trade events such as TFWA, indicating a global distribution footprint.

Industry: Spirits & Alcoholic Beverages Production
Founded: 2016

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published by the ransomware group, indicating successful exfiltration and public disclosure of company data, even though the exact data categories and volume are not specified in the post.

LockBit 5 claims to have compromised VP Brands International and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), though the specific nature of the attack (encryption, exfiltration, or both) and the volume of data are not detailed in the leak post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Corporate business data
Internal company files

What the group claims

We produce quality spirits, evolve brands and push boundaries. As far as it takes.

Sources

Source

Indexed 12 days ago

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