Disclosure context

About kazu

The Kazu ransomware group is a relatively new threat actor that emerged in November 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple sectors and geographic regions. Given their recent emergence and limited public documentation, details about their country of origin and potential affiliations remain unclear, though their targeting of diverse international victims suggests either a ransomware-as-a-service model or an independent operation with broad reach capabilities. With only nine documented victims to date, specific details about Kazu's attack methodology, initial access vectors, and encryption techniques have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence organizations, though their targeting spans healthcare, public sector, financial services, and technology organizations across the United States, Colombia, South Africa, Nigeria, and Great Britain. The group's recent emergence means there are no widely reported major campaigns or high-profile incidents documented by established security research organizations like Mandiant, CISA, or the FBI. As of the latest available intelligence, Kazu appears to remain active given their very recent first observation date, though their limited victim count and recent emergence make definitive assessments of their operational status preliminary. The group has been linked to 12 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 11, 2025; most recent post May 20, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

December 29, 2025Saudi Icon listed by kazuon 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, Saudi Icon is reported in Saudi Arabia, a country with 2 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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Saudi Icon

Claimed by kazu · listed 5 months ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Dec 29, 2025
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: kazu
Status: Data leaked
Country: Saudi Arabia
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Dec 29, 2025

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Saudi Icon is a Riyadh-based design and build firm founded in 2014, offering end-to-end construction, fit-out, interior architecture, and turnkey solutions across Saudi Arabia. The company serves a diverse range of sectors including hotels, workspaces, restaurants, gyms, retail, and healthcare facilities. Notable clients include the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, New Murabba Development Company, and Red Sea Global.

Industry: Design, Build & Fit-Out Construction Services
Address: 2nd Floor, Hamad Tower, King Fahd, Al Olaya District, Riyadh 12584, KSA
Founded: 2014

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is marked as published (disclosed), indicating confirmed exfiltration; however, no regulated personal data (PII at scale, medical, financial) is specifically evidenced, and the victim is a construction/design firm with no critical infrastructure designation. Moderate business data exposure warrants medium severity.

The ransomware group Kazu claims to have attacked Saudi Icon and has published data from the company, indicating exfiltration of company data. No ransom amount or specific data volume was stated in the post.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company business data
Project documentation
Client records
Internal files

What the group claims

Saudi Icon specializes in design and build solutions, offering a holistic approach to construction and turn-key services. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including hotels, workspaces, restaurants, gyms, and healthcare facilities across Saudi Arabia. With a focus on creativity, functionality, and quality construction, Saudi Icon aims to redefine modern living through thoughtful design and tailored services. Their extensive portfolio showcases significant projects, along with a reputation for delivering high-end fit-out solutions and innovative constructions

Sources

Victim sitewww.saudi-icon.com

Source

Indexed 5 months ago

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