Disclosure context

About 8Base

8Base is a ransomware group that emerged in May 2023, operating with primarily financial motivations and demonstrating a rapid escalation in activity with 458 documented victims across multiple sectors. The group's origin and specific affiliations remain largely undocumented by major security agencies, though their operational patterns suggest they function as an independent ransomware operation targeting predominantly Western markets. Based on publicly available victim data, 8Base appears to focus on opportunistic attacks against business services and manufacturing sectors, with the United States representing their primary target geography, followed by France, Brazil, Italy, and the United Kingdom, indicating a preference for developed economies with established digital infrastructure. The group has notably impacted healthcare and technology sectors alongside their primary business services focus, suggesting a broad targeting approach rather than sector-specific specialization. Given the group's recent emergence in 2023 and continued victim accumulation across diverse geographic and sectoral targets, 8Base appears to remain active as of current reporting periods, though detailed technical methodologies, specific attack vectors, and notable high-profile campaigns have not been extensively documented in public threat intelligence reporting from major security agencies. The group has been linked to 458 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on May 23, 2023; most recent post February 1, 2025. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

January 23, 2025FIO listed by 8Baseon the group's public leak site

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Technology sector, which has 2,524 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, FIO is reported in France, a country with 472 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

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FIO

Claimed by 8Base · listed 1 year ago

16m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Jan 23, 2025
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: 8Base
Status: Data leaked
Country: France
Sector: Technology
Listed on leak site: Jan 23, 2025

What the group claims

FIO (Fourniture Industrielle de l'Ouest) is a French company specializing in providing technical solutions in the fields of automation, hydraulics, pneumatics and modular aluminum systems.The company was founded in 1972 and is engaged in consulting, design, integration and distribution of equipment. The main office of the company is located in the city of Nantes (Loire-Atlantique), and there are also branches in the Paris region and in Rennes (Brittany).FIO positions itself as a reliable partner for clients in the west of France and in the Paris region, providing innovative solutions tailored to the needs of customers, thanks to the high qualifications of its specialists.www.fio.fr

Sources

Victim sitefio.fr
Leak posthttp://xfycpauc22t5jsmfjcaz2oydrrrfy75zuk6chr32664bsscq4fgyaaqd.onion/company/7890515

Source

Indexed 1 year ago

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