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The ransomware-as-a-service group Qilin claimed to have breached Spain's tax authority, Agencia Tributaria, and exfiltrated 60 gigabytes of sensitive data, listing the agency on its darkweb leak site. However, Spanish officials and a review of the leaked data confirmed that the information did not originate from the tax agency, and there was no evidence of a successful compromise. Authorities stated that the posted data samples were linked to a third-party business management firm and not to the tax agency itself.
Spanish state newswire and agency spokespeople categorically denied any connection between the Qilin leak and the tax authority, emphasizing that the extortion group's claims were unfounded. The incident highlights the growing trend of ransomware groups making false or exaggerated breach claims to pressure organizations and attract attention, underscoring the importance of thorough verification before responding to extortion attempts or publicizing alleged breaches.
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**Qilin** ransomware operators claimed to have breached Oklahoma’s **Tulsa International Airport**, publishing more than a dozen files as proof of data theft. Reporting citing Cybernews said analysis of **18 leaked samples** included documents dated **2022–2025**, such as emails containing the airport CFO’s contact details and correspondence with banking officials, employee ID copies, and a range of sensitive business records (e.g., NDAs, budgets and revenue spreadsheets, insurance files, telehealth reports, tenant databases, governance minutes, court case files, and vendor revenue sheets). Tulsa International Airport had not publicly acknowledged the incident at the time of reporting. Separate ransomware/dark web reporting also highlighted **Qilin activity targeting a South Korean public broadcaster**, indicating continued operational tempo by the group across multiple sectors and geographies. The same weekly roundup additionally referenced unrelated dark web activity (including alleged sales/leaks involving a U.S. aerospace composites manufacturer and U.S. private universities), but the common thread relevant here is Qilin’s ongoing ransomware-driven data theft and leak-site pressure tactics.
Jun 29, 2026
Ransomware monitoring sources recorded a surge of victim claims led by **Qilin**, which posted attacks against organizations in the United States, Argentina, France, Italy, Peru, Brazil, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. Named victims included **Cafar**, **Droguería Martorani**, **AK Preparedness**, **Armara**, **Sicc**, **KLD Labs**, **St Martha Catholic Church**, **Salina Supply**, **The Nueva School**, **City Ambulance Service**, **Famesa**, **Associated Theatrical Contractors**, **Don Tortaco Mexican Grill**, **Eana**, **PP+K**, **Synergy Products**, and **Bolt & Nut Manufacturing**. The affected sectors spanned healthcare, education, manufacturing, agriculture and food production, hospitality, technology, business services, and religious organizations, underscoring broad opportunistic targeting rather than a single-industry campaign. Other groups also continued to post new victims. **Incransom** claimed attacks on **v-silicon.com** in Taiwan, **Reatile Group** in South Africa, **Vedan Corp** in Vietnam, and **V&P Nurseries** in the United States; **DragonForce** claimed **NewNet S.A.** in Colombia and separately threatened Switzerland's **Ifage** with publication of **850 GB** of allegedly stolen data after an earlier intrusion; **Krybit** listed **Euroins Insurance Company AD** in Bulgaria; and **Akira** claimed **McKeever, Varga & Senko** in the United States, alleging theft of **12 GB** of corporate and personal data. A weekly ransomware trend report based on **eCrime.ch** data counted **187** claims for the period, down from **233** the prior week, but still identified **Qilin** as the most active group with **33** claims, ahead of **DragonForce** with **27**.
Sep 1, 2026
The **Qilin** ransomware group claimed multiple new victims across the United States, Canada, Austria, and Germany, hitting organizations in manufacturing, professional services, financial services, media, retail, property management, and utilities. Named victims included Community Management Associates, Pointe Property Group, Ceragres, Dienst Pack Systems, Schreiner Trockenbau GmbH, Commercial Furniture Interiors, *The Saturday Evening Post*, Wire Products, Freedom Claims Management, and Service Electric. Several reports described the incidents as both ransomware attacks and associated data breaches, indicating continued emphasis on extortion through stolen data as well as operational disruption. Separate reporting tied Qilin affiliates to active exploitation of Internet-facing VPN and firewall infrastructure, including **Palo Alto GlobalProtect** `CVE-2026-0257` and **Check Point VPN** `CVE-2026-50751`, as part of broader mid-2026 ransomware access campaigns. That activity was reported alongside common post-compromise tradecraft such as Impacket, NTLM relay, Mimikatz, PsExec, RDP, WMI, browser credential theft, and use of WSL for EDR evasion. A weekly ransomware trend report counted Qilin among the most active groups, with **31 claimed victims** during the period, reinforcing its position as a leading extortion threat affecting organizations across sectors and regions.
Aug 10, 2026