Q2 Artificial Lift Services
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Full breach record for Q2 Artificial Lift Services →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Payload on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
Q2 Artificial Lift Services is a leading company specializing in the sales, service, engineering, and manufacturing of down hole rod pumps. With a state-of-the-art facility in Red Deer, Alberta, and over 40 service locations across Canada and the USA, they provide innovative solutions and technical support. Their product range includes various types of rod pumps, production tools, and specialty accessories. Q2 aims to maximize productivity and enhance the operational lifespan of their clients' pumping systems.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Mar 28, 2026
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap
- Indiana State AGbd_3974bef3563684992026-06-26 · +90dVerified
- Texas State AGbd_1a3fedaa335b8f842026-07-03 · +97dVerified by operator
Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jun 26 (IN), last Jul 3 (TX) — a 7-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
Source ceiling
- actor name
- victim claim
- ransom/leak status
- discovery date
- materiality
- notification
- affected count
- confirmed data types
- compliance clock
The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.
payload
According to ransomware.live, Payload is a ransomware group that emerged in early 2026, using Babuk-derived source code targeting both Windows and ESXi systems with cross-platform double-extortion attacks against healthcare, energy, real estate, and agriculture sectors, claiming 12 victims across seven countries within hours of launching its leak site.