Was ubfreight.com hit by ransomware?

ubfreight.com was listed by the m3rx ransomware operation, and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the m3rx ransomware group?

m3rx is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the ubfreight.com breach?

m3rx published data attributed to ubfreight.com. Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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UB Freight Ltd

listed as ubfreight.com · Claimed by M3Rx · listed 7 days ago

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedJul 22, 2026
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: M3Rx
Status: Data leaked
Sector: Transportation/Logistics
Listed on leak site: Jul 22, 2026

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

UB Freight is a New Zealand-based international freight forwarding company providing air freight, sea freight, customs clearance, warehousing, and local transport services. Operating since 2001 with IATA authorization, they serve importers, exporters, and logistics partners across 140+ countries worldwide.

Industry: International Freight Forwarding & Logistics
Address: 173 Montgomerie Road, Airport Oaks, Auckland 2022, New Zealand
Founded: 2001

Attack summary

Severity: medium — Confirmed data exfiltration from a logistics company handling international shipments and customer information; no proof files visible in truncated post, and no indication of regulated data (PII at scale, financial records, or government data) explicitly mentioned.

The m3rx group claims to have compromised UB Freight and stolen data. The post indicates exfiltration but the specific nature and scope of stolen data is truncated in the disclosure.

medium

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

customer records
shipping documentation
customs clearance files
business operational data

What the group claims

UB Freight is a leading provider of worldwide freight services, specializing in air and sea freight, customs clearance, and warehousing solutions. They cater to a diverse clientele, including large companies with complex shipping needs and individuals looking to send personal items overseas. With IATA authorization and a network covering over 140 countries, UB Freight ensures competitive pricing and dependable service for all shipments. Their in-house customs clearance team and dedicated staff facilitate efficient handling of various cargo types, including dangerous goods and oversized items. Stolen: --

Sources

Victim siteubfreight.com
Leak posthttp://4k6plf4h2cm2nco6ae3inrsxnmqgl6lllmwefydhnlcq4tuhwbj4qpad.onion#ubfreight.com

Source

Indexed 7 days ago

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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 36 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 29, 2026; most recent post July 26, 2026. The operation is currently active.

Timeline of this disclosure

July 22, 2026ubfreight.com listed by m3rxon the group's public leak site

Other recent disclosures by m3rx

m3rx has been linked to 36 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

See the full m3rx dossier →

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Transportation/Logistics sector, which has 1,081 disclosures indexed across all operators we track.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by m3rx means ubfreight.com appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Monitor for the data appearing on m3rx's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

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.