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A ransomware group says it has stolen 80 gigabytes of data from an NSW-based company, including customer and HR data.
The INC Ransom ransomware operation has struck again on Australian shores, this time listing commercial design and construction contractor Facade Innovations on its darknet leak site.
The hackers initially listed the company on 13 November, with an addendum to the leak post outlining alleged details of the nature of the data compromised in the incident.
According to INC Ransom, the data – which totals 80 gigabytes – includes contracts, financial data, human resources information, and customer data.
A day after the addendum was added, INC Ransom published the entire dataset, and it appears to be much as the hackers claim. Work invoices, correspondence, and job details make up much of the data, including work done on behalf of the University of Sydney and the CSIRO.
Facade Innovations did not respond to Cyber Daily’s request for comment.
The company is INC Ransom’s second Australian victim in recent days, after the hackers listed Queensland-based legal services firm Kelly Legal late last week. Out of the group’s 553 victims – that figure was 546 just a few days ago – Australian entities are sadly well-represented. Only organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Germany are more targeted.
Arguably, its most impactful local hack involved a Sydney-based medical imaging firm, Spectrum Medical Imaging.
Spectrum was first listed by INC Ransom in January 2025. A month later, Spectrum began contacting patients, warning that their medical data may have been compromised.
INC Ransom is known for using spear phishing tactics, which it employs to gain initial access, and for using double-extortion techniques to pressure its victims. INC Ransom both encrypts the data it steals and then threatens to publish that data online if a ransom payment is not received.
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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