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The ransomware gang claims to have stolen 79 gigabytes of data from BSG Australia, a supplier of bingo and related supplies for fundraising and hospitality.
The RansomHub ransomware gang has listed Australian company BSG Australia to its darknet leak site overnight and is claiming to have successfully exfiltrated 79 gigabytes of data from the firm.
The affiliate likely responsible for the hack – RansomHub is a ransomware-as-a-service operation, essentially a hiring its services out to anyone willing to purchase their infrastructure and malware – has not editorialised about the attack, simply sharing a description of the company taken from its own website.
“BSG was established by the Lever family and is well known throughout the Australasian leisure and hospitality industry. BSG was founded by Keith Lever with a modest beginning, being operated from under his family home,” the RansomHub post, dated 10 September, said.
“In 1977 his son Dennis along with wife Pam were handed the baton, dedicating over three decades to growing the business from a backyard operation to a multifaceted business. Today, BSG remains owned and operated by the Lever family.”
RansomHub has not listed the ransom being demanded, but the company has been given a ransom deadline of 24 September to pay.
What has been shared on RansomHub’s site are three documents allegedly stolen during the incident.
One document is a NAB bank statement for an account named Big Bucks Bingo, which appears to be related to BSG Australia, and a document that appears to be related to per-hour pay rates. Another document seems to list prices for various printed documents, but the most alarming piece of evidence of the hack is a passport scan.
The passport is expired, while other documents appear to date from 2017 to 2024.
BSG Australia has not responded to requests for comment.
While this is the first Australian victim listed by RansomHub this month, the gang had quite a busy month Down Under in August, listing a dozen victims from Australia and New Zealand last month.
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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