Disclosure context

About insomnia

Based on the limited publicly available information, Insomnia is a relatively new ransomware group that first emerged in February 2026, appearing to be financially motivated based on their targeting patterns and operational behavior. The group's country of origin and potential affiliations with other ransomware operations remain unknown, with insufficient public documentation from major threat intelligence sources to determine whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or as an independent entity. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by CISA, FBI, or major security research firms, though their targeting of 29 known victims across healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and hospitality sectors in the United States, Singapore, and Brazil suggests a broad opportunistic approach rather than highly selective operations. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public reporting from established threat intelligence sources, there are no widely documented notable campaigns or high-profile incidents that have garnered significant attention from law enforcement or major security vendors. As of current reporting, the operational status of Insomnia remains unclear due to the lack of comprehensive public analysis from authoritative sources, making it difficult to assess whether the group remains active or has ceased operations. The group has been linked to 34 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 7, 2026; most recent post April 28, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

February 7, 2026Southern Illinois Dermatology listed by insomniaon 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, Southern Illinois Dermatology 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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Southern Illinois Dermatology

Claimed by insomnia · listed 3 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Feb 7, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: insomnia
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Healthcare
Listed on leak site: Feb 7, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Southern Illinois Dermatology is a single-owner, physician-led dermatology practice serving rural Southern Illinois, founded by Dr. Ted G VanAcker. The practice offers medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, and dermatologic surgical services across multiple locations. It is the only single-owner practice of its kind in the region, providing state-of-the-art skincare and patient-first care.

Industry: Dermatology & Skincare Services
Employees: 11-50

Attack summary

Severity: critical — The victim is a healthcare provider; data published status confirms exfiltration of data that almost certainly includes regulated patient health information (PHI/PII) covered under HIPAA. The practice's own website displays a data security incident notice, corroborating the breach.

The Insomnia ransomware group claims to have compromised Southern Illinois Dermatology and published data, as indicated by the 'data_published' disclosure status. The attack likely involved exfiltration of patient and practice data given the healthcare context and the notice regarding a data security incident prominently displayed on the company's public website.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Patient personal information (PII)
Medical/dermatology records
Practice business data

What the group claims

Southern Illinois Dermatology, founded in 1996 by Board-Certified Dr. Ted G. Van Acker, has grown from one office to 15 locations. We offer general, surgical, cosmetic dermatology and advanced laser treatments with attentive, professional care.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Screenshot of the leak post

Leak screenshot for Southern Illinois Dermatology

Sources

Source

Indexed 3 months ago

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