Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsSee's Candies
Claimed by qilin · listed 20 days ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Apr 30, 2026
- Data leaked
At a glance
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileSee's Candies is an American manufacturer and retailer of chocolates and confectionery products, founded in 1921 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company operates hundreds of retail shops primarily across the western United States and sells products through mail order and online channels. It has been a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway since 1972.
- Industry
- Confectionery & Specialty Food Retail
- Address
- 345 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States
- Employees
- 1001-5000
- Founded
- 1921
Attack summary
Severity: high — The disclosed status is 'data_published', indicating confirmed exfiltration and public release of company data by Qilin, a known double-extortion ransomware group. Even without a detailed inventory, published data from a well-known consumer brand with a large customer base and Berkshire Hathaway affiliation represents significant business and potentially customer PII exposure.The Qilin ransomware group claims to have attacked See's Candies and has published data, suggesting exfiltration of company data. No specific details about the nature of the data or encryption activity are available from the truncated leak post.
What the group claims
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The leak post
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Sources
Source
Indexed 20 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.
