S5 Agency World also had internal documents and other information posted on the data leak site.
Major UK-based global maritime transportation firm S5 Agency World had almost 140 GB of data purportedly pilfered by the newly emergent Bert ransomware operation.
Aside from inspection reports and COVID-19 vaccinations among employees, S5 Agency World also had internal documents and other information leaked as part of data samples posted by Bert ransomware on its data leak site, the legitimacy of which has been verified by Cybernews researchers.
Twelve organisations have already been compromised by Bert ransomware since its initial attacks in April. Bert ransomware — which was noted by Cybernews' Ransomlooker tool to be among the 65 new ransomware gangs that emerged earlier this year — has been leveraging software supply chains to facilitate malware attacks primarily against organisations in the healthcare and tech industries.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
