Disclosure context

About Meow

Meow is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in November 2023, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group has compromised at least 145 known victims in a short operational timeframe, demonstrating rapid scaling of their criminal enterprise. Based on their targeting patterns, Meow appears to focus heavily on English-speaking countries, with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada representing their primary victim base, though they have also expanded operations to include targets in Italy and Colombia. The group shows a preference for attacking business services organizations, manufacturing companies, healthcare institutions, and agriculture and food production entities, suggesting they may employ broad-spectrum targeting rather than highly specialized sector focus. Their emergence in late 2023 and the significant victim count achieved in a relatively short period indicates either a sophisticated operation with experienced operators or potential links to existing ransomware ecosystems, though specific details about their attack methodology, initial access vectors, encryption techniques, or data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence sources. Given the recent timeline of their emergence and limited public reporting from established security researchers, detailed technical analysis of their tools, tactics, and procedures remains sparse. The group appears to remain active as of current reporting, though comprehensive law enforcement actions or major disruption efforts have not been publicly documented. The group has been linked to 145 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 24, 2023; most recent post November 19, 2024. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

November 6, 2024Lincoln University listed by Meowon the group's public leak site

Data size: 21 GB

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Education sector, which has 694 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, Lincoln University is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 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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Lincoln University

Claimed by Meow · listed 2 years ago

21 GB

Data size

18m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Nov 6, 2024
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Meow
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Education
Listed on leak site: Nov 6, 2024
Data size: 21 GB

What the group claims

Dear customers!We are pleased to offer you exclusive access to over 21 GB of confidential data from Lincoln University, the United States first degree granting Historically Black College and University HBCU, established in 1854 and located in Pennsylvania. Lincoln University offers a comprehensive liberal arts education with a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment that welcomes students from all cultural and ethnic backgrounds. With a commitment to academic excellence and personalized support, the university provides small class sizes and dedicated faculty, along with numerous opportunities for experiential learning through research, internships, and study abroad programs.This comprehensive data pack includes:Employee data personal details, insurance information, Social Security details Contracts and agreements payment terms, supplier and service agreements Insurance policies and commercial agreements Financial documents supplier invoices, tax information, bank transaction records, account balances Personal data names, dates of birth, insurance details Medical information insurance coverage, medical histories, treatment records, insurance plans And much more This data pack provides detailed insights into Lincoln Universitys operations and may be of significant interest to professionals in higher education administration, business analysis, and other related fields.To gain access to this exclusive 21 GB data pack, click the Buy button and provide your contact details for registration. Our team will guide you through a secure and confidential transaction.Dont miss this opportunity to access in depth information from Lincoln University with this exclusive data pack

Sources

Leak posthttp://meow6xanhzfci2gbkn3lmbqq7xjjufskkdfocqdngt3ltvzgqpsg5mid.onion/product/122

Source

Indexed 2 years ago

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