# Bruker Corporation hit by metaencryptor ransomware

Published: 2026-09-21 · Severity: routine · Sectors: manufacturing
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/72a69608-f088-50b6-aef8-77a6cbd727e6/bruker-corporation-hit-by-metaencryptor-ransomware

> Bruker Corporation was targeted by metaencryptor ransomware; 1507 user accounts and 40 third-party credentials were compromised.

Bruker Corporation has been identified as a victim of metaencryptor ransomware. The attack resulted in the compromise of 1507 user accounts and 20 employee accounts, along with 40 third-party employee credentials. The attacker also identified 75 external attack surface points and gathered DNS records for the victim's domain. This represents a significant breach of organizational security, likely resulting in data exfiltration prior to encryption. The attack demonstrates the common pattern of modern ransomware operations: reconnaissance, credential theft, and encryption deployment.

## Mentioned in this report

- Malware: Metaencryptor

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Source reporting: https://www.ransomware.live/id/QnJ1a2VyIENvcnBvcmF0aW9uQG1ldGFlbmNyeXB0b3I=

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