Thursday, March 21, 2024

"Yacht dealer to the stars attacked by Rhysida ransomware gang"

There was a time when a Las Vegas host's high-roller/whale list was considered an excellent prospect/target list for those who didn't move in the right social circles and had to buy their way in. 

This might be better. 

From The Register, March 21:

MarineMax may be in choppy waters after 'stolen data' given million-dollar price tag

The Rhysida ransomware group claims it was responsible for the cyberattack at US luxury yacht dealer MarineMax earlier this month.

MarineMax, which posted multibillion-dollar revenues last year, disclosed a cyberattack to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 10, saying portions of its business were disrupted as a result of the containment measures it enacted.

At the time, the Clearwater, Florida company didn't mention any involvement of ransomware, and its operations were said to have "continued throughout this matter in all material respects."

The Form 8-K filed with the SEC earlier this month states: "The Company does not maintain sensitive data in the information environment impacted by the incident."

Rhysida this week posted a snippet of the data it claims to have stolen from MarineMax to its website, but the montages of documents don't clearly or conclusively reveal their nature. The majority of the leaked documents appear to be related to accounts and finances.

We asked the crooks if they could confirm exactly what kind of data they allege they took from MarineMax, but they didn't immediately respond....

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