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Ransomware victim Financial Services

Macfarlan Capital Partners

Listed by Pear on · organisation based in United States

macfarlan.com

Disclosed
Oct 16, 2026
Leak-site listing date
Threat group
Pear
132 victims listed
Country
United States
#1 most targeted
Sector
Financial Services

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Pear. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

About Macfarlan Capital Partners

Equity real estate investment sponsor that serves institutional investors, family offices, wealth management advisors, and high net worth individuals

Source record: ransomware.live

About the Pear group

Pure Extraction And Ransom (PEAR) Team is the community of highly responsible and strictly disciplined members. We are a private team and have nothing common with any other threat actors. We've been monitoring this field for a long-long time. So, we understand all the processes and know well how it all works. Pear has listed 124 victims since August 2023.

How Pear is documented to operate

Valid Accounts T1078 Stealth Persistence

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Compromised credentials may be used to bypass access controls placed on various resources on systems within the network and may even be used for persistent access to remote systems and externally available services, such as VPNs, Outlook Web Access, network devices, and remote desktop. Compromised credentials may also grant an adversary increased privilege to specific systems or access to restricted areas of the network.

Mitigations: Application Developer Guidance, User Training, Password Policies, User Account Management, Privileged Account Management, Multi-factor Authentication

MITRE ATT&CK reference
Phishing T1566 Initial Access

Adversaries may send phishing messages to gain access to victim systems. All forms of phishing are electronically delivered social engineering. Phishing can be targeted, known as spearphishing. In spearphishing, a specific individual, company, or industry will be targeted by the adversary. More generally, adversaries can conduct non-targeted phishing, such as in mass malware spam campaigns. Adversaries may send victims emails containing malicious attachments or links, typically to execute malicious code on victim systems. Phishing may also be conducted via third-party services, like social media platforms.

Mitigations: Network Intrusion Prevention, Restrict Web-Based Content, User Training, Antivirus/Antimalware, Software Configuration, Audit

MITRE ATT&CK reference

MITRE ATT&CK techniques attributed to Pear across its recorded activity, not a finding about how Macfarlan Capital Partners was reached.

Incident analysis

Macfarlan Capital Partners was listed by Pear ransomware, a group with 132 victims recorded in this database. The listing appeared on the group's leak site on October 16, 2026.

Macfarlan Capital Partners is based in United States and operates in the Financial Services sector. United States ranks #1 worldwide for ransomware disclosures, with 10,059 victims in this database.

Sector context. Financial sector organisations are targeted for their access to funds, sensitive financial data, and the reputational damage a public breach can cause. Regulatory requirements also increase recovery costs.

Pear typically follows a double extortion model: data is exfiltrated from the victim's systems before files are encrypted, so the victim faces two demands at once — pay to restore access, and pay to keep stolen data unpublished. The leak site, where this listing appeared, is the lever for the second demand.

Source. Public leak-site disclosures aggregated via the ransomware.live API. The disclosure date is when the listing was published, which can differ from the date of compromise. This site does not publish or link to stolen data. Last updated .

Frequently asked questions

Was Macfarlan Capital Partners attacked by ransomware?

Yes. Macfarlan Capital Partners was listed as a victim of the Pear ransomware group on October 16, 2026. The organisation is based in United States and operates in the Financial Services sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked Macfarlan Capital Partners?

Macfarlan Capital Partners was attacked by Pear ransomware. Pear is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 132 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the Macfarlan Capital Partners ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on Macfarlan Capital Partners was disclosed on October 16, 2026. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the Macfarlan Capital Partners ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from Macfarlan Capital Partners has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Financial Services organisation, Macfarlan Capital Partners likely held financial records, client data, and transaction histories.

How can organisations protect against Pear attacks?

To defend against Pear and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.