N0n
Data-theft extortion group that names victims on a leak site; the name uses a zero.
On 12 October, N0n listed 38 mostly maritime organisations across 18 countries and territories on its leak site; none had confirmed the group's claims when the batch was reported.
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Do the maritime listings prove theft, or only show N0n's claims?
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Listed 38 mostly maritime companies on its leak site
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: N0n claims 38 firms, mostly maritimeBackground
N0n is a data-theft extortion group that names organisations on a leak site and threatens to publish information it claims to have stolen. Its name uses a zero. The listings form part of the pressure tactic by attaching a public deadline and reputational cost to an alleged intrusion.
A leak-site post is evidence of what N0n asserts, not proof that the named organisation was breached. It does not establish how access occurred, whether files are authentic or whether several claims came through one shared supplier. Victim confirmation, technical findings or another Independent source is needed before treating a listing as a confirmed incident. N0n's origin has not been verified in the available evidence, so its public branding should not be read as reliable evidence of who operates the group or where they are based.
N0n posts one large maritime batch
On 12 October, N0n listed 38 organisations on its leak site, mostly port, terminal and shipping operators. The claims covered 18 countries and territories, and 37 entries carried the same 19 October deadline. N0n led October's leak-site count with 122 claims at that point.
The batch did not prove 38 separate intrusions. N0n attributed breaches to the listed organisations, but none of the named maritime businesses had confirmed an incident when the claims were reported. Similar data descriptions, a common deadline and the timing may suggest one shared supplier or access route, but that remains an inference. For N0n, the episode establishes the scale of its public pressure campaign, not the truth of every theft claim it posted.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 22 October 2026. Editorial standards.