Chaos Claims Advantech Data Compromise, Threatens Full Release in 48 Hours
Summary
Chaos claims it compromised advantech[.]com and published 5% of the data, threatening to release the rest in 48 hours. The report says the claim could not be independently confirmed.
Key points
- The ransomware group Chaos claims it compromised advantech[.]com, a Taiwan-based manufacturing company.
- Chaos says it published 5% of the total data and will publish the rest unless management contacts the group within 48 hours.
- The claim was listed as discovered and published on September 29, 2026.
- The monitoring report attributes the claim to a Chaos post at hxxp://hptqq2o2qjva7lcaaq67w36jihzivkaitkexorauw7b2yul2z6zozpqd[.]onion/post/Pfa5mOakuACFbqhsUgrEzO57i8E7T5gR.
- The report states that it could not confirm the claim’s accuracy.
Article Details
- Victim
- advantech.com
- Victim Domain
- advantech.com
- Claim Date
- 2026-09-29
- Encryption Status
- Not disclosed
- Exfiltration Status
- Not disclosed
- Exfiltrated Data
- The group claims it is publishing 5% of the total data; the claim and data authenticity are unverified.
- Ransom Demand
- None reported
- Leak Status
- Chaos claims it is publishing 5% of the total data and threatens to publish the entire dataset if management does not respond within 48 hours. The claims are unverified.