San Francisco Ballet Company data stolen and exposed by the Meow, INC Ransom gangs
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A significant data breach has been reported affecting the San Francisco Ballet Company, America's oldest professional ballet company. The breach involves two separate ransomware groups, both claiming to have exfiltrated and exposed sensitive data from the organization:
- Meow ransomware group has reported stealing more than 40 GB of data from the organization. The compromised data from Meow's attack includes:
- employees' personal information,
- payroll records,
- work-related documentation,
- legal and insurance documents,
- financial files,
- contracts,
- commercial agreements,
- medical records,
- U.S. passports,
- Department of Homeland Security Employee Verification Forms,
- invoices dating back seven years.
- In a separate attack, INC Ransom has specifically targeted and exposed data from the SF Ballet School students. This breach exposed highly sensitive student information including:
- student visas,
- passports,
- legal documents,
- class rosters,
- expenditure records.
The full scope and impact of these breaches remains unclear, as the San Francisco Ballet Company has not yet publicly acknowledged the incidents. The method of compromise for both attacks has not been disclosed, and the total number of affected individuals remains unknown.
