Incransom’s ransomware claim alleges Kiswire Ltd., a Busan-based steel wire manufacturer in South Korea, suffered a data breach with 128 GB exfiltrated, including technologies, product specifications, control data, assembly schemes, material specifications, drawings, product tests, logistics, financial indicators, and other corporate information. Leaked data reportedly comprises 118,019 files and 22,024 folders, including complete employee records (personal data, photographs, gender and skin color) and other confidential data, signaling a substantial impact on the company’s operations #SouthKorea
Incident Details
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- Kiswire Ltd., 37 Gurak-ro 141beon-gil, Suyeong-gu, Busan 48212, South Korea — www.kiswire.com
- Founded in 1945; prominent player in the specialty steel wire industry headquartered in Busan.
- Manufactures a wide range of steel wire products for automotive, construction, energy, and electronics sectors.
- Exports products to over 80 countries with an approximate annual production capacity of 1.2 million tons.
- Leaked data volume: 128 GB (137,688,514,560 bytes); total files: 118,019; total folders: 22,024.
- Compromised sensitive data includes technologies, information about manufactured products, control of technological processes and tests, product assembly schemes, material specifications, drawings, product tests, logistics, financial indicators, and corporate information.
- Complete employee information was exposed, including full personal data, photographs, gender, skin color, and other identifiers.
- Status of data: confidential.
- Threat actor associated: incransom.
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "incransom". I cannot confirm the accuracy of the information. However, I would be happy to share any official statement from the affected organization to provide clarification.