Polar-studio
Attack Intelligence
Polar-studio was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to qilin in October 2025. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in Sweden, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.
qilin operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.
In 1994, the company became a major energy company, marking the beginning of its rapid development in the electrical installation industry. A change of ownership in 2023 will undoubtedly ensure future growth and expansion. Our production fac ...
Intelligence correlations link this incident to 1 vulnerability(ies) including CVE-2026-0257, which may have been leveraged as initial access vectors or for lateral movement.