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Hackers claim to have stolen from R.C. Manubhai, including senior employee passport scans, salary and loan data, and other “confidential data”.
The Qilin ransomware operation has claimed to have successfully exfiltrated almost 150 gigabytes of data from the Fijian hardware chain R.C. Manubhai.
The hackers listed the store in a 26 April post to their darknet leak site.
After a short description of R.C. Manubhai, Qilin claims to have stolen “financial data, personal data, and confidential internal data”.
The gang has also published a dozen documents allegedly stolen during the attack, which include passport scans belonging to high-level employees of R.C. Manubhai, employee pay slips and loan data, tax documents, and invoices.
No ransom deadline or amount was listed as part of the post, and the exact amount of data allegedly exfiltrated is 148 gigabytes.
Qilin, which takes its name from a mythical Chinese creature, was first observed in August 2022 and has since then claimed 425 victims, making it one of the top 10 most active ransomware groups in existence at this point in time. Despite the Chinese angle, the operation’s members have been observed conversing in Russian on hacking forums.
The gang is responsible for a devastating attack on the UK-based pathology services provider Synnovis Group, which impacted five London hospitals in June 2024. The attack was declared a critical incident and led to the postponement of patient procedures and operations.
Qilin’s most recent Australian victim was Australian steel industry provider Galvatech, which appeared to fall victim to the gang on 9 April. One of the gang’s affiliates claimed to have stolen 11 gigabytes of data, totalling more than 23,000 files.
R.C. Manubhai has 12 retail outlets across Fiji and sells everything from garden and outdoor living furniture to tools and BBQ supplies. It is the exclusive supplier of Bunnings-branded products in the Pacific region. Customers can shop online and in-store. The company has approximately 140 employees and is headquartered in Fiji’s capital, Suva.
R.C. Manubhai did not respond to Cyber Daily’s request for comment regarding the incident.
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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