Was DieTech North America hit by ransomware?

DieTech North America was listed by the Meow ransomware operation (United States), and stolen data was published on the group's leak site. Darkfield tracks this disclosure with the original leak post, screenshot and group context.

Who is the Meow ransomware group?

Meow is a ransomware operator tracked by Darkfield. See the full operator dossier for its known victims, sectors targeted, IOCs and leak-site infrastructure.

What data was leaked in the DieTech North America breach?

Meow published data attributed to DieTech North America (~85 GB). Darkfield captured the leak post and a screenshot of the listing.

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DieTech North America

Claimed by Meow · listed 2 years ago

85 GB

Data size

20m

Age

since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

ListedNov 14, 2024
Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group: Meow
Status: Data leaked
Country: United States
Sector: Manufacturing
Listed on leak site: Nov 14, 2024
Data size: 85 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

DieTech North America is a manufacturer of Class A metal stamping dies for the automotive industry, founded in 1976 and headquartered in Roseville, Michigan. The company designs, constructs, and services dies used to manufacture automotive components such as hoods, doors, and fenders. As of May 2024, it is owned by Cwks Holdings.

Industry: Metal Stamping Dies & Automotive Manufacturing
Address: Roseville, Michigan, United States
Founded: 1976

Attack summary

Severity: high — Confirmed exfiltration of 85 GB of sensitive business data including proprietary CAD designs, commercial terms, and operational procedures from a Tier-1 automotive supplier, with data already published. This impacts competitive position and operational security of a critical supply-chain vendor.

The Meow group claims to have exfiltrated 85 GB of confidential operational and technical data from DieTech North America, including commercial information, CAD designs, tooling files, and internal process documentation.

high

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post

commercial pricing and proposals
quality assurance and compliance certificates
CAD designs and technical specifications
CMM inspection documentation
operational workflows and internal procedures
tooling and manufacturing equipment data
IT infrastructure and software licenses
project files and engineering documentation

What the group claims

Dear customers! We are excited to offer exclusive access to over 85 GB of confidential data from DieTech North America, a leading provider of medium to large Class A metal stamping dies for the automotive industry. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Roseville, Michigan, DieTech specializes in designing, constructing, and servicing dies used to manufacture automotive components like hoods, doors, and fenders. Following its acquisition by Cwks Holdings in May 2024, the company continues to play a significant role in the automotive manufacturing sector.Key Services Provided by DieTech North America, Die Design and Build, Creating advanced metal stamping dies for automotive components. Die Tryout and Repair, Ensuring precise performance and extending tool lifespan. Production Stamping, Supporting component manufacturing for automotive projects. Engineering Changes, Adapting dies to evolving project specifications. Contract Machining and Metal Finishing, Delivering high quality finishing solutions. With its comprehensive expertise and innovative approach, DieTech North America supports the global automotive industry with reliable and efficient die solutions.This comprehensive data pack includes, Commercial Data, Pricing details, proposals, specifications, and contract terms. Certificates and Standards, Documentation on quality assurance and compliance. Operational and Internal Processes, Insights into workflows and procedures. Project Files, CAD designs, CMM documentation, and technical details for die fabrication and inspection. Technical Documentation, Files in .xlsx, .docx, and .pptx formats, including reports, checklists, and detailed specifications. Tooling Files, Data for manufacturing equipment and scanning tools. IT Group Files, Technical equipment management, software licenses, IP plans, and software update documentation. This data pack offers unique insights into DieTech North Americas operations,

Sources

Leak posthttp://meow6xanhzfci2gbkn3lmbqq7xjjufskkdfocqdngt3ltvzgqpsg5mid.onion/product/128

Source

Indexed 2 years ago

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Disclosure context

About Meow

Meow is a relatively new ransomware group that emerged in November 2023, primarily motivated by financial gain through extortion activities targeting organizations across multiple sectors. The group has compromised at least 145 known victims in a short operational timeframe, demonstrating rapid scaling of their criminal enterprise. Based on their targeting patterns, Meow appears to focus heavily on English-speaking countries, with the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada representing their primary victim base, though they have also expanded operations to include targets in Italy and Colombia. The group shows a preference for attacking business services organizations, manufacturing companies, healthcare institutions, and agriculture and food production entities, suggesting they may employ broad-spectrum targeting rather than highly specialized sector focus. Their emergence in late 2023 and the significant victim count achieved in a relatively short period indicates either a sophisticated operation with experienced operators or potential links to existing ransomware ecosystems, though specific details about their attack methodology, initial access vectors, encryption techniques, or data exfiltration practices have not been extensively documented by major threat intelligence sources. Given the recent timeline of their emergence and limited public reporting from established security researchers, detailed technical analysis of their tools, tactics, and procedures remains sparse. The group appears to remain active as of current reporting, though comprehensive law enforcement actions or major disruption efforts have not been publicly documented. The group has been linked to 145 public disclosures across our corpus. First observed on a leak site on November 24, 2023; most recent post November 19, 2024. The operation is currently inactive.

Timeline of this disclosure

November 14, 2024DieTech North America listed by Meowon the group's public leak site

Data size: 85 GB

Other recent disclosures by Meow

Meow has been linked to 145 public victims on Darkfield. A sample of the most recent:

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Sector and geography

This disclosure adds to ransomware activity in the Manufacturing sector, which has 3,681 disclosures indexed across all operators we track. Geographically, DieTech North America is reported in United States, a country with 11,033 ransomware disclosures in our corpus.

If your organisation is affected

A listing by Meow means DieTech North America appeared on a ransomware extortion site and data attributed to it has been published. If this is your organisation, or a supplier you depend on, the priority is to confirm the intrusion and contain it before the window to act closes.

Engage your incident-response team and preserve forensic evidence before remediating — do not wipe affected systems first.
Force a password reset and revoke active sessions for exposed accounts; rotate any credentials, API keys or certificates that may have been in the stolen data.
Assess regulatory notification duties (GDPR, NIS2, sector regulators) — many carry a 72-hour reporting clock from awareness.
Report the incident to your national CERT, CISA (United States), as required for your jurisdiction.
Monitor for the data appearing on Meow's leak site and across paste and breach channels, and brief downstream partners who may be exposed through you.

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.