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LockBit Hits Xeinadin with 1.5TB Data Breach

December 26, 2023
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LockBit Hits Xeinadin with 1.5TB Data Breach

The notorious LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for infiltrating the systems of Xeinadin, a prominent accountancy firm operating in the UK and Ireland. Xeinadin, with over 60,000 clients, gained significant recognition in 2021 after receiving an endorsement from Exponent, a leading private equity investor in the UK, which elevated the firm’s status to one of the top 20 accountancy firms in the country. The ransomware group, operating through its Tor leak site, declared that it had successfully exfiltrated 1.5 terabytes of sensitive customer data from Xeinadin.

The stolen information encompasses a wide range of critical data, including internal databases, customer financials, passports, account balances, access details for personal accounts of Companies House customers associated with Xeinadin, client legal information, and more. In a chilling ultimatum, LockBit threatens to publicly disclose this extensive trove of data if Xeinadin’s management fails to initiate contact within the stipulated deadline of December 25, 2023. The ransomware group issued a message urging Xeinadin’s management to acknowledge the severity of the situation and rectify their purported mistakes.

Failure to do so within 72 hours, as per the ultimatum, would result in the publication of legal, tax, financial, and other private data belonging to hundreds of companies in England and Ireland. Alongside the threat, the ransomware group released three screenshots displaying the database structure and storage composition of the compromised infrastructure, presumably as proof of their successful breach. This incident underscores the relentless and evolving threat posed by ransomware groups, emphasizing the critical need for organizations to fortify their cybersecurity measures and implement robust strategies to safeguard sensitive data from malicious actors.

The extortionate tactics employed by LockBit highlight the potential consequences of such attacks on businesses, clients, and regulatory compliance, necessitating a swift and effective response from targeted entities to mitigate the impact and protect the confidentiality of sensitive information.

Reference

  • LockBit Ransomware Targets Xeinadin by Threatens Massive Data Leak
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