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Zyloware

Claimed by Meow · listed 2 years ago

118 GB
Data size
20m
Age
since listed · data leaked

Status timeline

  1. ListedNov 14, 2024
  2. Data leakeddate unknown

At a glance

Group
Meow
Status
Data leaked
Country
United States
Listed on leak site
Nov 14, 2024
Data size
118 GB

About the victim

AI dossier — public-source company profile

Zyloware is a family-owned eyewear company founded in 1923, known for innovation in frame design and licensing partnerships with major brands (Stetson, Sophia Loren, Shaquille O'Neal). The company operates a diverse portfolio in the global eyewear market, combining heritage craftsmanship with modern design.

Industry
Eyewear Manufacturing & Retail
Founded
1923

Attack summary

Severity: critical — Confirmed exfiltration of 118 GB including regulated sensitive data: PII at scale (employee passports, driver licenses, DOB), financial information (bank details, credit reports), medical records, and identification documents. This crosses multiple regulatory thresholds (GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA).

The Meow group claims to have exfiltrated 118 GB of confidential data from Zyloware, including employee personal information, client data, financial documents, contracts, medical records, and identification documents.

critical

Data the group says was taken

AI dossier — extracted from the leak post
  • Employee personal details
  • Passport and driver's license scans
  • Client contact information
  • Business contracts and agreements
  • Insurance policies
  • Financial documents (invoices, bank details, credit reports)
  • Tax declarations and summaries
  • Medical/health insurance information
  • Identification documents
  • Royalty and sales reports

What the group claims

<p>Dear customers!</p><p>We are excited to offer exclusive access to over 118 GB of confidential data from Zyloware, a family owned eyewear company with a rich history of innovation in the eyewear industry since 1923. Known for introducing groundbreaking designs like the first nylon frame Invincible, 1963 and the first American designer eyewear brand license with Gloria Vanderbilt in 1976, Zyloware continues to lead with a diverse portfolio of brands, including Stetson, Sophia Loren, and Shaquille ONeal Eyewear.</p><p>Key Offerings:<br>Innovative Eyewear: Frames and styles tailored to various customer preferences.<br>Supportive Resources: Social media guides, merchandising materials, training guides, and inclusive sizing tools.<br>Commitment to Quality and Fit: A focus on helping customers find the perfect frame to match their needs.<br>Zylowares legacy of blending heritage craftsmanship with modern innovation has solidified its position as a trusted name in the global eyewear market.</p><p>This comprehensive data pack includes:<br>Employee Data: Personal details, passport and drivers license scans.<br>Client Information: Contact details, contracts, and agreements.<br>Contracts and Agreements: Insurance policies, business contracts, and licensing agreements.<br>Financial Documents: Invoices, bank account details, credit reports, royalty and sales reports, tax declarations, and account statements.<br>Licenses and Summaries: Business licenses and tax summaries.<br>Personal Data: Dates of birth, identification documents.<br>Medical Information: Health insurance details, medical service records.<br>And much more.</p><p>This data pack offers deep insights into Zylowares operations, making it invaluable for professionals in eyewear manufacturing, retail, business analysis, and related sectors.</p><p>To access this exclusive 118 GB data pack, click the Buy button and provide your contact details for registration. Our team will guide you through a secure and confidential tr

Sources

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, 2024Zyloware listed by Meowon the group's public leak site
Data size
118 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

Geographically, Zyloware 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 Zyloware 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.