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Fulcrumsec ransomware

30 victims listed on the Fulcrumsec leak site across 13 countries. Most recent disclosure .

Victims
30
0.1% of all tracked
Countries
13
Most: United States
Sectors
9
Most: Technology
First seen
May 2026
In this database

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from the ransomware.live profile for Fulcrumsec and from this database. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

Data extortion group Fulcrumsec has attacked 28 victims across 12 countries since September 2025, targeting industries ranging from technology to business services and healthcare.

Who Fulcrumsec is

FulcrumSec is a data extortion group active since approximately September 2025, specializing in high-speed exfiltration of cloud-hosted databases by exploiting unrotated API keys and misconfigured cloud permissions rather than deploying encryption, with known victims including Australian fintech youX and LexisNexis.

Recorded activity

Disclosures attributed to Fulcrumsec in this database run from May 2026 to October 2026, totalling 30 victims — 0.1% of everything tracked here. Fulcrumsec has listed victims in 13 countries in this database, most often United States, followed by United Kingdom and India. The sectors appearing most in its listings are Technology, Business Services, Healthcare.

YARA detection rules

fulcrumsec.yar
/*
fulcrumsec ransomware
*/

rule fulcrumsec_Ransomnote
{
    meta:
        author = "ransomware.live"
        family = "ransomware.fulcrumsec"
        description = "Detects fulcrumsec ransomware ransom note or artifact"
        date = "2026-05-04"
        severity = 7
        score = 70

    strings:
        $name1 = "fulcrumsec" ascii nocase
        $name2 = "FULCRUMSEC" ascii
        $onion  = "fulcrumsec.onion" ascii nocase

    condition:
        any of them
}

Community-contributed rules for Fulcrumsec, reproduced as published. Test them against your own corpus before relying on them: rule quality and false-positive behaviour vary by author.

Threat actor analysis

Fulcrumsec has disclosed 30 victims on its leak site, 0.1% of all ransomware listings tracked in this database. Its earliest disclosure here dates to May 2026.

The group has listed organisations in 13 countries, most often in United States (14 victims), followed by United Kingdom, India, Sweden.

By industry, its listings concentrate in Technology, Business Services, Healthcare — sectors that hold sensitive data or cannot tolerate long outages, both of which raise the pressure to pay.

Like most current ransomware operations, Fulcrumsec is likely to use double extortion: data is stolen before files are encrypted, and organisations that refuse to pay are named on the leak site with the stolen data as leverage.

Fulcrumsec victims 30

Organization Disclosed
EMARKETER
USUnited States
PingCAP / TiDB Cloud
CNChina
Dustin Group
SESweden
Dustin Group
SESweden
Manchester Airports Group
GBUnited Kingdom
Novo Nordisk
DKDenmark
Global Schools Foundation
SGSingapore
Arup Group
GBUnited Kingdom
Stuf Storage
USUnited States
Analog Gold / Prospector
USUnited States
Avnet
USUnited States
BookBlock
GBUnited Kingdom
Crank Communications
USUnited States
CrediElite
USUnited States
Fashinza
INIndia
Hatica
USUnited States
IMEVI
COColombia
Interzero
DEGermany
JOT
JPJapan
Lena Health
USUnited States
LexisNexis
USUnited States
MCO
USUnited States
Nordstern Technologies
MXMexico
ParkEngage
USUnited States
Raptor Supplies
NLNetherlands
ReFocus AI
USUnited States
Rotary Club
USUnited States
Saleskido
INIndia
Woundtech
USUnited States
youX / Drive IQ
AUAustralia

Frequently asked questions

What is Fulcrumsec ransomware?

Fulcrumsec is a ransomware threat group that has claimed 30 victims since its first known activity in May 2026. The group operates by infiltrating target networks, exfiltrating data, encrypting files, and threatening to publish stolen data on a dark web leak site if the ransom is not paid.

How many victims has Fulcrumsec attacked?

Fulcrumsec has claimed 30 victims in our database, representing 0.1% of all tracked ransomware attacks. The most targeted countries are United States, United Kingdom, India, Sweden.

Which countries does Fulcrumsec target?

Fulcrumsec has attacked organizations in 13 countries. The top targeted countries are: United States, United Kingdom, India, Sweden.

Which industries does Fulcrumsec target?

Fulcrumsec most frequently targets the Technology, Business Services, Healthcare sectors based on victim disclosures in our database.

Is Fulcrumsec still active?

Fulcrumsec's most recent victim disclosure in our database was on October 23, 2026. Ransomware groups frequently rebrand or go dormant; monitor this page and our ransomware map for the latest activity.