Valencia Ransomware explodes on the scene, claims California city, fashion giant, more as victims

A newly emerged ransomware group named Valencia has listed five alleged victims on its dark-web leak site — including the city of Pleasanton and four companies across pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and retail — claiming hundreds of gigabytes of stolen data containing personally identifiable information, financial records, credentials, and corporate documents. Independent researchers reportedly verified sample data, and a potential connection to an underground actor 'LoadingQ' was observed, indicating Valencia is an active financially motivated extortion threat.