Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsGolden Bear Insurance Company & M.J. Hall and Company
listed as Goldenbear.com & mjhallandcompany.com · Claimed by Moneymessage · listed 3 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Apr 2, 2023
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- Moneymessage
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Insurance
- Listed on leak site
- Apr 2, 2023
- Estimated revenue
- $20.8M
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileGolden Bear is a leading US provider of commercial property and casualty, professional liability, and residential earthquake insurance, with approximately $20.8M in revenue and 82 employees. M.J. Hall and Company, founded in 1973, is a California-based general insurance agent and broker specializing in business insurance, with approximately $11.1M in revenue and 55 employees. Both entities operate in the US insurance sector and appear to have been compromised together in a single incident.
- Industry
- Commercial & Residential Property/Casualty Insurance
- Employees
- 137
- Founded
- 1973
Attack summary
Severity: critical — Both victims are insurance companies whose data holdings almost certainly include regulated PII at scale, financial records, and policy/claims data for commercial and residential clients. The disclosure status is 'data_published', confirming exfiltration and public release of this sensitive information.The Moneymessage ransomware group claims to have attacked both Golden Bear (goldenbear.com) and M.J. Hall and Company (mjhallandcompany.com), with the disclosure status marked as data_published, indicating exfiltration and publication of stolen data. No specific data categories or file sizes were enumerated in the post.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Insurance policy records
- Commercial client data
- Professional liability records
- Residential earthquake insurance records
- Business financial data
- Employee records
What the group claims
GOLDENBEAR.COMGolden Bear is a leading provider of commercial property and casualty, professional liability, and residential earthquake insurance.Revenue: 20.8M$Eployees: 82Website: www.goldenbear.commjhallandcompany.comSince 1973, M.J. Hall and Company has earned a name for dependable Business Insurance, as well as one of California's most experienced general agents.Revenue: 11.1M$Eployees: 55Website:www.mjhallandcompany.com
Sources
Source
Indexed 3 years 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.
