Quintal

Quintal is a Colombian company headquartered in Colombia that manufactures chemical products for a range of industrial sectors. Its core offerings include chemicals used in agricultural applications, construction materials, metallurgical processes, and energy-related operations. The firm serves customers across these sectors, providing formulations that support crop protection, building material performance, metal treatment, and energy production or storage. By focusing on these four industry areas, Quintal positions itself as a supplier of specialized chemical solutions within the Colombian market. The company’s public description emphasizes its role in supplying inputs that help improve efficiency and durability in the respective fields.

In September 2022, the LockBit ransomware group listed Quintal among several South American entities it claimed to have compromised, alleging that data had been exfiltrated from the company’s systems. No proof pack was provided by the ransomware actors to substantiate the claim, and Quintal’s public channels showed no observable signs of a breach or service disruption. Similar unconfirmed ransomware allegations were made around the same time against organizations in Chile, Venezuela, and Peru, while a separate leak involving a professional development institute was under investigation in the region. Regional cybersecurity authorities acknowledged awareness of the LockBit assertions but did not offer definitive validation of the group’s statements. As a result, the incident remains an unverified claim rather than a confirmed security breach for Quintal.