Disclosure context

About payload

Based on the limited publicly available information, Payload is an emerging ransomware group first observed in February 2026 with a primarily financial motivation, having targeted 19 documented victims across multiple countries and sectors. The group's origin and affiliations remain unclear, with no documented evidence of their operational structure, country of origin, or whether they operate as a Ransomware-as-a-Service model or independent entity. Their attack methodology, encryption techniques, and specific tools used have not been publicly documented by major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies. The group has demonstrated a diverse targeting approach, focusing primarily on victims in the Philippines, United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, and Dominican Republic, with particular emphasis on manufacturing, agriculture and food production, transportation/logistics, and telecommunication sectors, though the specific campaigns and ransom demands remain undisclosed in public threat intelligence reports. Given the group's recent emergence and limited public documentation, Payload appears to be currently active but remains a relatively obscure threat actor with insufficient publicly available data to establish comprehensive intelligence assessments from major cybersecurity organizations or law enforcement agencies. The group has been linked to 46 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on February 17, 2026; most recent post May 19, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

April 16, 2026orientalweavers.com listed by payloadon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing sector, which has 2,458 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, orientalweavers.com is reported in EG, a country with 15 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

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Oriental Weavers Group

listed as orientalweavers.com · Claimed by payload · listed 1 month ago

34d

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Apr 16, 2026
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: payload
Status: Data leaked
Country: EG
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Apr 16, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

The Oriental Weavers Group is one of the world's largest producers of carpets, rugs, and related raw materials, headquartered in Cairo, Egypt with manufacturing facilities in Egypt and the United States. The company distributes its products across more than 130 countries worldwide through a network spanning six continents, operating offices in the UK, Egypt, and the US. In 2022, it produced approximately 144.5 million metres of product and employs around 26,000 people.

Industry: Carpet, Rug & Textile Manufacturing
Address: 8, El Shaheed Zakaria Khalil St., Oriental Weavers Complex, Cairo, Egypt
Employees: 26000
Founded: 1979

Attack summary

Severity: high — Data has been confirmed as published by the threat actor against a large multinational manufacturer with 26,000 employees operating across multiple continents, indicating significant business data exposure at scale; however, the specific data types and volume are not detailed enough to confirm regulated/sensitive data at critical scale.

The ransomware group 'Payload' claims to have compromised Oriental Weavers and has published data, as indicated by the 'data_published' disclosure status. The leak post identifies the company and its background but does not specify the exact nature or volume of exfiltrated data.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Corporate business data
Potentially employee records
Potentially financial/investor relations documents

What the group claims

Established in 1979, Oriental Weavers is a manufacturer of textiles used to construct rugs, carpet, upholstery, and more. This company is headquartered in Cairo, Egypt

The leak post

captured from the group's site

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Gorey Community School is a co-educational, multi-denominational institution located in Gorey, Co. Wexford, under the joint patronage of the Loreto Sisters and Waterford and Wexford ETB
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PROM (Peakside Ros Outlet Management) is a joint venture established by the investment firm Peakside Capital and the operator Ros Retail t…

Sources

Source

Indexed 1 month ago

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