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Worldleaks ransomware attack targets Pearce Services. March 21, 2026 Summary. On March 20, 2026, the ransomware group worldleaks claimed responsibility for a cyberattack against Pearce Services, a key player in the USA. The group has threatened to leak sensitive data unless negotiation terms are met. Incident Report. | Field | Details | | Target | Pearce Services | | Domain | N/A | | Country | USA | | Attacking Group | worldleaks | | Date Reported | March 20, 2026 | | Threat Actor Statement"N/A" | Recommended security actions. Ransomware attacks are increasingly targeting both enterprise and mid-sized organizations across all sectors. The following steps are critical to reduce impact and prevent future incidents: * Monitor continuously: Use DeXpose's dark web and infostealer monitoring platform to detect breached credentials, leaked databases, and threat actor chatter in near real-time - before damage spreads internally. * Conduct a compromise assessment: Immediately initiate a full incident review to determine how attackers infiltrated your network, what data may have been exfiltrated, and whether any persistence mechanisms remain active. * Validate your backups: Ensure that your backups are current, encrypted, and stored offline. Utilize immutable backup solutions to defend against ransomware encryption and deletion attempts. * Apply threat intelligence: Integrate external threat feeds, including DeXpose-provided indicators of compromise (IOCs), into your SIEM or XDR platforms for real-time alerting and correlation. * Harden employee defenses: Run phishing simulations and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all access points. Attackers often exploit weak or reused credentials sourced from the dark web. * Engage professional response teams: Involve cybersecurity incident response experts, threat analysts, and legal counsel before initiating any dialogue with ransomware groups or ransom brokers. How DeXpose helps you stay ahead. At DeXpose, we specialize in early detection and proactive defense. Our hybrid threat intelligence solution combines automated deep/dark web crawling, Telegram and forum monitoring, and real analyst verification to deliver: * Continuous scanning of ransomware group leak sites, stolen credential markets, and malware log dumps * Timely alerts for breaches linked to your domains, email addresses, and key personnel * Intelligence correlation that connects leaked credentials to infostealer malware infections, often weeks before a public ransom demand * Real-time visibility into supply chain and third-party exposures through passive surveillance of dark web channels Don't wait for public disclosure or ransom notices - gain visibility into your cyber exposure now. * Scan your domain for data breaches: Free Dark Web Report * Check employee or partner email exposure: Email Data Breach Scan Disclaimer. DeXpose does not engage in the exfiltration, hosting, redistribution, or purchase of stolen data. All breach information reported here is collected from publicly accessible dark web sources and threat intelligence platforms. Our mission is to equip organizations with early-warning indicators, contextual threat insights, and actionable intelligence that help them secure their digital assets against evolving cyber threats. Table of Contents Free Dark Web Report. Keep reading. September 4, 2023 Monterey Mushrooms, LLC, the largest marketer of fresh mushrooms in the USA, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack by... March 17, 2025 Are you wondering what kind of information about the Egyptian organizations the Darkweb has? As we all remember, the last... March 17, 2025 Introduction Lumma is a sophisticated information stealer, written in C/C++, that has been active in the wild since at least...

CBRE Group, Inc. announced the acquisition of Pearce Services, LLC for approximately $1.2 billion in cash, with a potential earn-out of up to $115 million. Pearce, a provider of technical services for digital and power infrastructure, will enhance CBRE's capabilities in these sectors. The acquisition is expected to be immediately accretive to CBRE’s earnings. Pearce's projected 2026 revenue is over $660 million, with more than $90 million in EBITDA.