HostBooks (HOT!)

HostBooks (HOT!) was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to genesis in May 2026. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in Unknown, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

genesis 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.

An accounting software provider.