Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsG.W. Becker
Claimed by hive · listed 3 years ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Jan 11, 2023
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- hive
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- United States
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Listed on leak site
- Jan 11, 2023
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileG.W. Becker, Inc. is a family-owned, single-source provider of overhead crane products and services headquartered in the United States (phone area code 724, western Pennsylvania). Founded in 1980, the company designs and manufactures custom overhead cranes, hoists, and components to CMAA and AIST specifications, and provides installation, inspection, field service, and preventative maintenance throughout North America.
- Industry
- Overhead Crane & Hoist Manufacturing and Services
- Employees
- 51-200
- Founded
- 1980
Attack summary
Severity: high — Data exfiltration is claimed by Hive with imminent publication threatened; the company handles custom engineering projects and likely holds sensitive business, customer, and employee data. Disclosure status is 'data_published', indicating data was ultimately released, elevating severity despite no specific regulated data categories confirmed.The Hive ransomware group claims an attack on G.W. Becker, Inc. and has announced that data is forthcoming ('DATA IS COMING SOON'), indicating exfiltration is asserted but publication of the data had not yet occurred at time of disclosure.
Data the group says was taken
AI dossier — extracted from the leak post- Business operational data
- Engineering and design documents
- Customer records
- Employee information
- Financial records
What the group claims
***** DATA IS COMING SOON **** G.W. Becker, Inc. is a full service, single source, provider of choice for quality overhead crane products and solutions. Family owned since 1980, we have grown from a local overhead crane parts supplier to a recognized industry leader offering a full spectrum of overhead crane related products and services throughout North America. Proud to be an Executive Member of the Crane Manufacturer’s Association of America, we design and manufacture custom overhead cranes, hoists and components to CMAA Specifications (Class “A” through “F”) or AIST Technical Report #6. We utilize our knowledgeable in-house team of mechanical, structural and electrical engineers to offer application assistance, custom design engineering and manufacturing of overhead crane products with our customers’ needs first and foremost. Empowered with highly trained and qualified technicians, G.W. Becker, Inc. provides self-performing installations, inspections and field service repairs for all makes and models of overhead cranes; providing compliance with local regulations and ensuring a safe and productive material handling operation. Staying true to our mission and values, we strive to understand our customers’ needs and deliver specialized expertise and long-term planning solutions for the unique challenges of purchasing and maintaining overhead crane and hoist equipment.
Sources
- Victim sitegwbcrane.com
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.
