Disclosure context

About genesis

Genesis is a recently emerged ransomware group that was first observed in October 2025, operating with apparent financial motivations based on their targeting patterns across multiple high-value sectors. The group has demonstrated a relatively aggressive operational tempo since emergence, accumulating 54 documented victims within a short timeframe. Given the limited public documentation available from established threat intelligence sources regarding this newly identified group, specific details about their country of origin, organizational structure, and precise attack methodologies remain under investigation by security researchers. The group's targeting patterns indicate a preference for victims in the United States and United Kingdom, with additional activity observed in Malaysia and Spain, suggesting either a broad operational scope or the use of automated targeting tools that do not discriminate by geography. Their sector targeting reveals a focus on healthcare, manufacturing, business services, and financial services organizations, indicating they may prioritize entities with both high revenue potential and critical operational dependencies that increase pressure for ransom payment. Due to the group's recent emergence and limited reporting from major threat intelligence organizations such as Mandiant, CISA, or FBI, comprehensive details regarding their specific encryption methods, initial access vectors, data exfiltration practices, or notable high-profile campaigns have not yet been publicly documented. Genesis remains an active threat as of current reporting, though their operational longevity and potential connections to established ransomware ecosystems continue to be assessed by the cybersecurity community. The group has been linked to 82 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on October 21, 2025; most recent post May 19, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 11, 2026Palo listed by genesison the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 2,524 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Palo is reported in US, a country with 2,713 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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Palo

Claimed by genesis · listed 9 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 11, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: genesis
Status: Data leaked
Country: US
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: May 11, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

PALO (Palo LLC) is an architecture, landscape, and interiors firm based in San Diego, California, specializing in multifamily housing communities and single-family homes. The firm integrates architecture, landscape, and interior design to create connected, light-filled residential environments. It is a Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) serving clients in the San Diego urban market.

Industry: Architecture & Landscape Design
Address: 2323 Broadway Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92102

Attack summary

Severity: high — 2.5 TB of confirmed exfiltrated data has been published, encompassing financial records, email archives, and full user folder contents, representing significant business and potentially client-sensitive data exposure at scale.

The Genesis ransomware group claims to have exfiltrated approximately 2.5 TB of data from PALO's file server and network, including project data, operational data, financial data, email archives, and user folder contents; a file listing has been published on their onion site.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Project data
Operational data
Financial data
Company fileserver data
Email archives
Network user folders

The group's post references roughly 1 proof file.

What the group claims

Architecture and Planning.

The leak post

captured from the group's site

PALO is an architecture and landscape office based in San Diego, California, focused on creating integrated housing solutions that enhance urban living. The company offers services in multifamily housing design, single-family homes, and emphasizes the importance of connection between people and their living environments. By prioritizing thoughtful design, light-filled spaces, and the convergence of architecture and landscape, PALO aims to contribute to more livable urban environments. Their intended clients include individuals and communities looking for innovative and comfortable housing solutions

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- 2.5 Tb of accessible data.
- Project Data.
- Operational Data.
- Financial Data.
- Data from company fileserver. 
- Email archives.
- Folders of network users. 

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[Download The List of Company Files](http://genesis6ixpb5mcy4kudybtw5op2wqlrkocfogbnenz3c647ibqixiad.onion/download/5d83d310cd57cbf3d48a.txt)

Screenshot of the leak post

Sources

Victim sitepalo.us
Leak posthttp://genesis6ixpb5mcy4kudybtw5op2wqlrkocfogbnenz3c647ibqixiad.onion/5d83d310cd57cbf3d48a/

Source

Indexed 9 days ago

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