Disclosure context

About Black Basta

Black Basta is a financially motivated ransomware group that emerged in April 2022 and has since compromised approximately 800 organizations worldwide. The group operates as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model with suspected ties to the now-defunct Conti ransomware operation, though their exact country of origin remains unconfirmed by law enforcement agencies. Black Basta primarily gains initial access through phishing campaigns, exploitation of known vulnerabilities, and credential stuffing attacks, subsequently deploying their custom ransomware that employs ChaCha20 encryption algorithm and employs double extortion tactics by exfiltrating sensitive data before encryption and threatening to publish it on their leak site if ransom demands are not met. The group has demonstrated a preference for targeting organizations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, and Italy, with a particular focus on business services, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, and agriculture sectors. Notable victims have included various healthcare systems and manufacturing companies, though specific ransom amounts and high-profile attacks have not been widely disclosed in public law enforcement advisories. As of 2024, Black Basta remains an active threat with continued operations and regular updates to their leak site indicating ongoing compromise activities. The group has been linked to 800 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on April 26, 2022; most recent post January 11, 2025. The operation is currently inactive.

Also tracked as: BlackBasta.

Timeline of this disclosure

December 18, 2024fote.com listed by Black Bastaon the group's public leak site

Data size: 990 GB

Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Not Found sector, which has 4,859 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, fote.com is reported in United States, a country with 7,392 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

How we know this. Darkfield monitors public ransomware leak sites continuously, archiving every new disclosure and the data later released against the victim. Each entry on this page is sourced from the operator's own publication and cross-checked against complementary OSINT feeds (RansomLook, ransomware.live, RansomWatch). We do not collect or host stolen data — only the metadata, timestamps and screenshots needed to make the public disclosure searchable and accountable. Records here are corrected when the original post is edited, retracted, or merged with another disclosure.

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fote.com

Claimed by Black Basta · listed 1 year ago

990 GB

Data size

17m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

Listed
Dec 18, 2024
Data leaked

At a glance

Group: Black Basta
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Not Found
Listed on leak site: Dec 18, 2024
Data size: 990 GB

What the group claims

Fruit of the Earth, a prominent skin care company based in Grand Prairie, Texas. Founded in 1980, Fruit of the Earth specializes in producing high-quality aloe vera and nature-inspired products, including skin care, sun care, and health care items. The company operates as a family-owned business and emphasizes ethical sourcing and environmentally friendly practices in its production processes.SITE: www.fote.com Address : 3325 W Trinity Blvd Grand Prairie, Texas 75050 United StatesTEL#: (817) 510-1600ALL DATA SIZE: ≈990gb 1. Financial data, Accounts, Payroll 2. Personal employees data and docs 3. Confidential data, NDA 4. R&D & etc…

Sources

Victim sitefote.com

Source

Indexed 1 year ago

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