Actor Claims to Offer Partial I-CAD Dataset Covering Nearly 2.9 Million Animals
Summary
An actor using the handle “ChimeraZ” claims to sell a partial I-CAD dataset with nearly 2.9 million animal records and 50,629 veterinary records. The dataset, its source and availability have not been independently verified.
Key points
- The listing advertises 2,948,630 lines in a 643 MB JSONL dataset.
- Claimed animal-record fields include chip identifiers, validity status, birth information, sex codes and names.
- Claimed veterinary records include IDs, departments, full names and professional-number fields.
- The actor advertised samples and requested payment in XMR; the report does not reproduce sample-download URLs or personal values.
- The report says its screenshot documents the listing and visible samples, but does not independently confirm the dataset, its source, counts or current availability.
- If authentic, the data could expose animal-identification and veterinary professional information; the report describes potential misuse, not confirmed impact.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- I-CAD
- Incident Type
- Unverified claim to sell a partial dataset allegedly associated with I-CAD; unauthorized access or data theft is not independently established.
- Data Types Exposed
- Animal chip identifiers
- Validity status
- Date-of-birth information
- Sex codes
- Name fields
- Veterinary IDs
- Department fields
- Veterinary full names
- Professional numbers
- Affected Records
- The listing claims 2,948,630 lines: 2,898,001 animal records and 50,629 veterinary records. The counts and dataset are unverified.
- Affected Data Size
- 643 MB claimed; unverified.
- Operational Impact
- No operational disruption is reported. The dataset's authenticity, source, completeness, and availability have not been independently verified.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- The listing reportedly offered the dataset for sale with a make-an-offer price, requested XMR payment, and accepted escrow. No ransom demand against I-CAD is reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed