Disclosure context

About shadowbyt3$

ShadowByt3$ is an emerging ransomware group that was first observed in February 2026, appearing to be financially motivated based on its ransomware operations. The group's country of origin and any potential affiliations with other cybercriminal organizations remain unknown due to limited intelligence available on this newly identified threat actor. Given the minimal public documentation available, the group's attack methodology, tools, and operational tactics have not been sufficiently analyzed or reported by major cybersecurity firms or government agencies. No notable campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant ransoms have been publicly documented by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers, with only one known victim reported to date and no specific sector targeting patterns identified. The current operational status of ShadowByt3$ remains unclear due to the limited intelligence available on this recently emerged and relatively unknown ransomware operation. The group has been linked to 9 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 25, 2026; most recent post May 21, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 21, 2026Hotelogix Company (Hotelogix.com) listed by shadowbyt3$on the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Hospitality and Tourism sector, which has 159 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Hotelogix Company (Hotelogix.com) is reported in IN, a country with 239 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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Hotelogix Company (Hotelogix.com)

Claimed by shadowbyt3$ · listed 7 hours ago

Today

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 21, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: shadowbyt3$
Status: Data leaked
Country: IN
Sector: Hospitality and Tourism
Listed on leak site: May 21, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Hotelogix is a hospitality sector company operating in India. Based on the domain and ransomware targeting context, likely a hotel management software or service provider serving the hospitality industry.

Industry: Hospitality & Tourism (Hotel Management Software)

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Confirmed data exfiltration (group provides MEGA link) but proof link content cannot be independently verified; no specific sensitive data categories (PII at scale, financial, medical) explicitly confirmed; operational impact unknown; ransom demanded but not paid.

shadowbyt3$ claims to have exfiltrated data from Hotelogix after the company allegedly ignored ransom demands and warnings. The group threatens publication of leaked data and uses Hotelogix as a cautionary example to other potential victims.

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Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Unspecified business/operational data

What the group claims

Should've not messed with us Hotelogix. We gave you guys numerous times to reach back and proceed with payment but you decided to fuck around and you found out. Any company that contacts us because you had a warning or we leaked proof should look at what we got if your concerned then contact us for payment if everything matches up. It's that simple and don't think twice or it can lead to what happened with this company. Don't be like Hotelogix and wait till the last Minute. It's best to pay first to so you don't end up like these companies to name a few University Of Georgia, Hotelogix, starBucks, and more mega link conversations: https://mega.nz/file/mwAGQDaA#TX0wXzN2JmzehD1WxV234_QiHaK7AzSA1PumfWq_HCU

Sources

Victim siteHotelogix.com

Source

Indexed 7 hours ago

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