Seller Claims Abacel SA Database With 500,000+ Records Is for Sale
Summary
A seller on a cybercrime forum claims a database linked to Abacel SA contains about 345,000 email addresses and 510,000 WhatsApp-verified phone numbers, among other personal data, and is offered for $450. The breach is unconfirmed.
Key points
- A seller advertises a database allegedly linked to Abacel SA and its abacel[.]com[.]py domain.
- The seller claims the data includes about 345,000 email addresses and 510,000 phone numbers verified on WhatsApp.
- Other claimed data includes names, countries of residence, fax numbers, physical addresses, and website URLs.
- The records are reported to relate to people in Paraguay and China.
- Access is offered on a cybercrime forum for a base price of $450; the article provides no independent confirmation of a breach or the dataset's authenticity.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Abacel SA
- Victim Domain
- abacel.com.py
- Incident Type
- Alleged data breach; a database linked to the company was advertised for sale on a cybercrime forum.
- Data Types Exposed
- Country of residence
- Full names
- Email addresses
- Telephone numbers
- Fax numbers
- Physical addresses
- Website URLs
- Affected Records
- The seller claims the dataset contains approximately 345,000 email addresses and approximately 510,000 telephone numbers.
- Operational Impact
- Unknown; no operational impact is reported.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- A seller advertised access to the allegedly compromised database for a base price of $450. No ransom demand is reported.
- Claim Status
- alleged
Countries
ChinaRecords are reported to originate from individuals in Paraguay and China.ParaguayAbacel SA, a prominent wholesale technology and consumer electronics distributor in Paraguay, has allegedly been compromised and a database tied to its domain (abacel.com.py) is being advertised on a cybercrime forum.