Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsConsumer Goods Council of South Africa
Claimed by Stormous · listed 9 days ago
Status timeline
- Listed
May 12, 2026
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- Stormous
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- South Africa
- Sector
- Consumer Goods
- Listed on leak site
- May 12, 2026
- Data size
- 20GB
- Records
- thousands of clients
- Ransom demanded
- $900
- Sale price
- free
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileThe Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA) is an industry association based in South Africa representing over 9,000 member companies in the Consumer Goods, Retail and Services sectors. It provides advocacy, lobbying, food safety and sustainability guidance, crime risk management, global standards (GS1), and regulatory advisory services. It is one of the largest employer-sector associations in South Africa.
- Industry
- Consumer Goods & Retail Industry Association
- Address
- South Africa (specific street address not stated on public site)
Attack summary
Severity: high — The group claims confirmed exfiltration of 20 GB of data including thousands of client records and financial/operational data, with data already published publicly for free; however, no confirmed regulated personal health or government data at scale is explicitly described, placing this at high rather than critical.Stormous claims to have exfiltrated 20 GB of data from CGCSA after the organisation publicly denied the breach and failed to pay the demanded ransom; the stolen data has reportedly been published for free on Mega, and includes customer records, financial reports, CEO reports, invoices, scripts/statements, and full database backups.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Full customer data (thousands of clients)
- Invoices and CEO reports
- Scripts and statements
- TCS CGCSA database backup
- CGCSA ACC backup
- SAGE200EVOSQL full database backup
What the group claims
We releasing the databases of CGCSA.CO.ZA (Consumer Goods Council of South Africa) for free. This comes after the company failed to reach a resolution and publicly denied the breach.
The leak post
captured from the group's siteams-group.co.uk FULL DATA DUMP 33GB ams-group.co.uk FULL DATA DUMP 33GB The extracted data comprises administrative and financial records, payroll sheets, and client and partner directories, alongside technical and engineering specifications, employee records, and business plans. It also includes architectural designs, official contracts, detailed engineering reports, and construction site maps, as well as risk assessments, internal correspondence, and tax and legal information. We releasing the databases of CGCSA.CO.ZA (Consumer Goods Council of South Africa) for free. This comes after the company failed to reach a resolution and publicly denied the breach.The total size is 20 GB and includes.Full Reports CustomerData (thousands of clients) Scripts & Statements Invoices & CEO Reports TCS CGCSA & CGCSA ACC BACKUP SAGE200EVOSQL CGCSA FULL The data has been uploaded to Mega https://mega.nz/folder/siwUDQbL#-c-tWl8fW8zy1tcmEzoUhw $900k to Solve the Problem 5TB — While TTT Company was preoccupied with designing luxurious interiors and architectural masterpieces, they completely overlooked the design of a secure network. We have spent enough time within their internal infrastructure to c…
Data the group says was taken
- full reports
- customer data
- scripts
- statements
- invoices
- CEO reports
- database backups
Sources
- Victim sitecgcsa.co.za
- Leak posthttp://pdcizqzjitsgfcgqeyhuee5u6uki6zy5slzioinlhx6xjnsw25irdgqd.onion
Source
Indexed 9 days agoThis page surfaces a public ransomware disclosure indexed by Darkfield. Original posts come from the operator's own leak site; we cross-check against ransomware.live, RansomLook and RansomWatch where applicable. Share this URL freely.
