m3rx Claims Ransomware Attack on HB Consultants
Summary
A ransomware.live monitoring post attributes a claim to m3rx concerning HB Consultants (hbexperts-conseils[.]ca). The group reportedly claims 105 GB of data across 68,000 files were stolen; the claim is unconfirmed.
Key points
- The monitoring post identifies HB Consultants, a Canadian building science consulting firm, as the named victim.
- The claim is attributed to ransomware actor m3rx and cites the actor's leak-site listing.
- The group reportedly claims 105 GB of data across 68,000 files were stolen.
- The article says the claim is based on public statements by m3rx and that its accuracy could not be confirmed.
Article Details
- Victim
- HB Consultants
- Victim Domain
- hbexperts-conseils.ca
- Claim Date
- 2026-06-11
- Encryption Status
- Unknown; the source does not report whether data was encrypted.
- Exfiltration Status
- Claimed by m3rx; not independently confirmed.
- Exfiltrated Data
- The group reportedly claimed that 105 GB of data across 68,000 files was stolen; the source says the claim is unverified.
- Exfiltrated Size
- 105 GB; 68,000 files, as claimed and not independently confirmed.
- Ransom Demand
- Unknown; none is reported.
- Leak Status
- A claim was published on the group's leak site; publication and any data claim are not independently verified.