# Payload ransomware affiliates

> As of 2026-10-06, Payload ransomware affiliates is a threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 1 threat spanning ransomware.

- **Tracked threats:** 1
- **Categories:** RANSOMWARE
- **As of:** 2026-10-06

## Tracked threats

- [FortiBleed: Ongoing Credential-Harvesting Campaign Against Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls and SSL VPN Gateways Feeds INC/Lynx and Payload Ransomware Access (FBI/USSS Alert)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2989) — HIGH

## Related CVEs

3 CVEs referenced by tracked Payload ransomware affiliates activity.

- [CVE-2026-24858](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-24858)
- [CVE-2025-59719](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-59719)
- [CVE-2025-59718](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2025-59718)

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Payload%20ransomware%20affiliates