Ransomware victim disclosure
← All victimsThe Epoch Times
Claimed by coinbasecartel · listed 1 month ago
Status timeline
- Listed
Apr 15, 2026
- Data leaked
At a glance
- Group
- coinbasecartel
- Status
- Data leaked
- Country
- US
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Listed on leak site
- Apr 15, 2026
About the victim
AI dossier — public-source company profileThe Epoch Times is a US-based multi-platform news and media company founded in 2000 by John Tang and other Falun Gong practitioners. It publishes print and digital content in multiple languages across numerous countries, covering world news, politics, business, health, and entertainment. The outlet operates globally with a significant readership across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
- Industry
- Digital & Print News Media
- Employees
- 501-1000
- Founded
- 2000
Attack summary
Severity: medium — Data is listed as published, indicating some level of exfiltration or disclosure has occurred, but the leak post provides no specifics on the type, volume, or sensitivity of data involved, preventing a higher severity classification.The coinbasecartel group claims to have attacked The Epoch Times and has published data (disclosed status: data_published), though the leak post provides no specific details on the nature of the attack (encryption or exfiltration) or the specific data stolen.
Original description
AI-summarised, not from the leak postThe Epoch Times is a American media company founded in 2000 by John Tang and other Falun Gong practitioners. It operates as a multi-platform news outlet publishing print and digital content in multiple languages across numerous countries. The company is known for promoting conservative viewpoints and has been associated with spreading misinformation. It operates primarily in the United States with a significant global reach.
The leak post
captured from the group's siteSystem Breach • Coinbasecartel We are looking for new partners/insiders. Send us a message to dicuss We are looking for new partners/insiders. Send us a message to dicuss CRITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS × Contact Update We have changed our contact method. We now exclusively use qTox Messenger for all communications. SimpleX and Session have been discontinued. Our Tox ID: A7580331D4D16453CCE86D7ADFBCF0CEED0D0D1AEA8F4DBEEBCA9E3B46308F260DE9B41BD838 TO APTIM You may have noticed the sudden, heavy silence. The corporate VPNs are dead. We have been the silent architects of your network for the past three weeks. While your "elite" investigators from Mandiant sat in your logs, we sat directly beside them burning through over a hundred of your corporate identities like disposable tools. we have had your entire network and internal protocols. HOW LONG WILL YOU KEEP YOUR THOUSANDS OF FIELD WORKERS LOCKED OUT? We have successfully exfiltrated the most sensitive engineering data held by any firm in your sectors We hold the complete Navisworks 3D models, P&ID diagrams, and maintenance logic for your major energy plants. This includes the granular Honeywell DCS controller logic. We know…
Sources
Source
Indexed 1 month 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.
