Ransomware
Location not known1 source
ClaimedStorm says it has data from Merit Financial Group. Merit Financial Group has not confirmed it. No confirmation after 25 days.
Confirmed
No confirmed figure
Claimed
500 people
Claimed by Storm. Not verified.
Data involved
Cause
19 Oct 2026
Leak-site claim by Storm, tracked by RansomLook
19 Oct 2026
Status: claimed
Storm
Claimed by the group on its leak site, 19 Oct 2026.
This is only a claim by the attackers so far. There is no need to panic, but the basics are worth doing.
That it happened as stated 10%
The place 0%
1 independent source. Location not known.
Not known yet
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