A threat actor named Akira claims to have stolen over 33 GB of sensitive corporate data from Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co., including employee personal information and company project data, promising to release the files via torrent download. The attack impacts the United States.
Incident Details
- Victim: Williams Patent Crusher & PulverizerCo.
- Country: US
- Actor: akira
- Source:
- Discovered: 2025-09-03 16:07:50.922555
- Published: 2025-09-03 16:07:49.420083
Information
- Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co. offers a wide range of industrial equipment, including Roller Mills, Pulverizers, Hammer Mills, Crushers, Impact Dryer Mills, and more.
- The company is preparing to upload over 33 GB of critical corporate documents such as employee emails, passports, driver licenses, SSNs, personal emails, home addresses, confidentiality agreements, and project data.
- The data download process has been simplified, requiring only a torrent client like Vuze, uTorrent, qBittorrent, or Transmission to access the data via magnet links.
- The provided archive files are unpassworded and can be downloaded by adding the magnet URL to any compatible torrent client.
Disclaimer: This post is based on public claims made by the ransomware group "akira". 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.