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Extortion group ExfilSquad lists 13 new US, UK and Swedish victims and now distributes stolen data via peer-to-peer torrents.

ExfilSquad, a data-theft extortion collective that emerged in mid-2026, announced 13 new victims in the US, UK and Sweden with an August 5, 2026 negotiation deadline. The group skips ransomware, instead stealing data and threatening publication on a dark web leak site. Resecurity says its TTPs center on exploiting misconfigured Microsoft Dataverse, Power Pages, case management and CRM portals. The group now distributes stolen data through per-victim torrent trackers and web seeds, making leaks hard to contain.

Security AffairsAug 11, 16:45 UTC · Aug 11, 2026Threat actor in the wild

Researchers Confirm ExfilSquad’s Access to Sensitive Data Across 13 Organizations

Researchers confirmed extortion group ExfilSquad holds stolen sensitive data from at least 13 organizations, publishing leaked datasets via torrents.

Security researchers verified that the extortion group ExfilSquad possesses sensitive data stolen from at least 13 victim organizations. The group distributed the leaked datasets publicly through torrents rather than a traditional leak site. Independent verification of the stolen data lends credibility to the group's extortion claims against its victims.

Infosecurity MagazineAug 14, 14:49 UTC · Aug 14, 2026Ransomware

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ExfilSquad Targets New Victims, Shares Data via Torrents

Researchers Confirm ExfilSquad’s Access to Sensitive Data Across 13 Organizations