Disclosure context

About Mallox

**Overview:** Mallox is a financially motivated ransomware group that emerged in November 2022, operating as a relatively new player in the ransomware ecosystem with a focus on extracting monetary payments from victim organizations across multiple industry sectors. **Origin & Affiliation:** The group's country of origin and specific affiliations remain largely undocumented by major threat intelligence organizations, though their operational patterns suggest they operate independently rather than as part of a larger ransomware-as-a-service operation. **Attack Methodology:** Limited public documentation exists regarding Mallox's specific attack vectors and technical capabilities, though their successful compromise of 49 documented victims suggests they employ conventional ransomware deployment methods including data encryption and likely extortion tactics to pressure victims into payment. **Notable Campaigns:** Mallox has demonstrated a preference for targeting technology companies, business services, and manufacturing sectors, with their operations showing particular concentration in the United Kingdom, India, and the United States, though specific high-profile incidents have not been widely publicized by major cybersecurity firms or law enforcement agencies. **Current Status:** The group remains active as of recent threat intelligence reporting, continuing to conduct ransomware operations across their preferred geographic and sectoral targets. The group has been linked to 49 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 4, 2022; most recent post July 15, 2024. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

July 9, 2023Garuda Indonesia listed by Malloxon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Transportation & Logistics sector. Geographically, Garuda Indonesia is reported in Indonesia, a country with 38 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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Garuda Indonesia

Claimed by Mallox · listed 3 years ago

34m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Jul 9, 2023
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Mallox
Status: Data leaked
Country: Indonesia
Sector: Transportation & Logistics
Listed on leak site: Jul 9, 2023

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Garuda Indonesia is the national flag carrier airline of Indonesia, headquartered at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang. The airline operates domestic and international routes across Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and Europe, serving millions of passengers annually. It is a state-owned enterprise and a member of the SkyTeam airline alliance.

Industry: Commercial Aviation & Air Transportation
Address: Management Building, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten 19120, Indonesia
Employees: 7000
Founded: 1949

Attack summary

Severity: high — Garuda Indonesia is a national flag carrier and state-owned enterprise handling large volumes of passenger PII, financial, and operational data. A confirmed data_published status indicates actual exfiltration and release, representing significant exposure for a critical transportation operator, though the specific data types and scale cannot be verified from the available post.

The Mallox ransomware group claims an attack against Garuda Indonesia, with the disclosure status recorded as data_published, suggesting exfiltration and/or publication of company data. No specific data volume or ransom demand was stated in the captured post.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

Company data (type unspecified)

Sources

Victim sitegaruda-indonesia.com

Source

Indexed 3 years ago

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