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The ransomware gang claims to have a range of internal documents, client data, and source code, as Insula Group’s CEO refuses to pay the ransom demand.
IT services firm Insula has refused to pay a ransom after being attacked by the BianLian ransomware gang.
The gang posted details of its latest victim in an overnight post on its darknet leak site, claiming to have stolen 400 gigabytes of data from the Victoria-based company.
“Data of this company will be uploaded soon. Contact us if you want to get it, or if you want to protect it,” the gang said, after listing the potentially compromised data: project data, construction data, clients data, user folders, file server data, and “company source codes”.
When contacted by Cyber Daily, the Insula Group’s managing director, Chris Grigsby, confirmed the incident on 26 July.
“Insula Group confirmed a data breach confined to its corporate network (LAN) on the 25th of June 2024,” Grigsby told Cyber Daily.
“The threats associated with the data breach were immediately contained, isolated, and removed from the network. One of these threats included a ransom to release information from the company’s LAN files. The information included staff and customer names, contact details, and addresses. The ransom demand was ignored.”
Grigsby said staff and employees had been notified.
“Insula Group also reported the incident to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and Victoria Police’s cyber crime unit, including details of recent contact with those responsible for the breach,” Grigsby said.
“Insula Group has implemented a range of improved security measures to ensure that a breach of this nature will never happen again.
“Insula Group is continuing to investigate the incident to determine the details of the files and data extracted. This review is expected to conclude by the end of July 2024.”
According to the Insula Group’s website, the company’s products are the “driving force behind many of Australia’s most successful players in the residential construction and finance broking industries”.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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