Major German drink manufacturer hit by new gang

According to this CyberNews article, this gang, named RansomHouse is not new. They first emerged in 2021. Let’s just say that I’,m mnot familiar with them and they’ve hit over 100 different places including a hospital.

A ransomware crew calling itself Ransom House says it’s hit Oettinger, the beer brand based in the Bavarian region that pours out and ships billions of bottles of beer and soft drinks a year.

The ransomware gang claims it has a goldmine of highly sensitive data. In a post on their dark web extortion site, the gang dropped a threatening message.

The gang does have a web site where they list victim companies, the standard these days for getting companies to contact the gang and negotiate so their secrets are not put out there for the world to see.

According to the article, this gang has been sitting in the company since April.

If confirmed, the attack could become a reason for major concern. According to samples reviewed by Cybernews, the stash includes internal documents dating from 2022 to 2025.

“The leaked internal documents could expose trade secrets, supplier contracts, employee data, and financial records, handing cybercriminals the perfect playbook for future attacks,” says Cybernews researchers.

Further down, the article says:

Ransom House isn’t new to the ransomware scene. The gang was first caught on the radar in December 2021. According to Cybernews’ dark web tracker Ransomlooker, the same gang has already listed 122 other victims on their leak site.

The paragraph about the hospital states:

The gang has previously spread chaos in Spain when it targeted the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, forcing medical staff to cancel thousands of medical appointments.

The article here is titled German beer powerhouse allegedly hit by ransomware, internal documents at stake if you want to read the full thing from CyberNews.


Discover more from The Technology blog and podcast

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.