Disclosure context

About m3rx

Based on the limited publicly available information, m3rx is an emerging ransomware group first observed in April 2026 with a relatively small victim count of eight organizations, suggesting they are either a newly formed operation or a smaller-scale criminal enterprise focused on financial gain. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear, with no documented evidence from major security vendors or law enforcement agencies regarding their geographical base, operational structure, or whether they operate as an independent cell or as part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service ecosystem. Their attack methodology and specific technical capabilities have not been extensively documented by established threat intelligence sources, though their targeting pattern indicates a preference for English-speaking nations including Great Britain, Australia, and the United States, as well as operations in Switzerland and Italy, with victims spanning consumer services, business services, technology, and healthcare sectors. No major campaigns, high-profile victims, or significant ransoms have been publicly reported by CISA, FBI, Mandiant, or other reputable security researchers, likely due to the group's recent emergence and limited scope of operations. Given their recent first observation date and small victim count, m3rx appears to be in early operational stages with their current activity status and long-term viability remaining uncertain. The group has been linked to 19 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 29, 2026; most recent post May 17, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

May 3, 2026it-freitag.de listed by m3rxon 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, it-freitag.de 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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it-freitag.de

Claimed by m3rx · listed 18 days ago

17d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
May 3, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: m3rx
Status: Data leaked
Country: DE
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: May 3, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Freitag IT GmbH (it-freitag.de) is a German IT consulting and services firm operating since approximately 2002 (22 years of experience as stated on site, site notes 'since 2004'). The company provides IT strategy, consulting, support, operations, web application development, online shops, POS systems, and DATEV system maintenance. It is a small generalist IT services provider based in Germany, reachable at +49 30 35 53 39 60.

Industry: IT Consulting & Managed Services
Founded: 2002

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Data is confirmed as published (exfiltration claimed), but no details on data type, volume, or sensitivity are provided in the post, and the victim is a small IT services SME with no indication of regulated or high-sensitivity data at scale.

The ransomware group m3rx claims to have stolen data from Freitag IT GmbH and has published it (disclosed status: data_published), though the leak post does not specify the volume or nature of the stolen data.

medium

What the group claims

+49 493526000000 . Freitag IT GmbH specializes in providing scalable and reliable IT solutions, including cloud computing, virtualization, and managed services. Their offerings cater to agile businesses, focusing on modern technologies such as hybrid multi-cloud architectures and machine learning. The company aims to enhance productivity and efficiency through tailored IT services, including remote management, security solutions, and unified communication systems. Their target clients include organizations seeking comprehensive IT support and innovative digital transformation solutions. Stolen: --

The leak post

captured from the group's site

If you are interested in this data, please contact our support.Tox: 9A1217BEDA4AB77052A25D17CB6FFB34AFA2BE462E607F2FD8E1DF1DDD4CA16A64E18B1A0BF2

Sources

Victim siteit-freitag.de
Leak posthttp://4k6plf4h2cm2nco6ae3inrsxnmqgl6lllmwefydhnlcq4tuhwbj4qpad.onion

Source

Indexed 18 days ago

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