In June 2023, Abeko, a Netherlands-based company with over 45 years of experience serving nationally and internationally renowned clients, suffered a Play ransomware attack. The incident, reported on June 2, 2023, resulted in the exfiltration of company data, with the threat actors publishing the stolen files on June 11, 2023. While no files were publicly available for download at the time of detection, the breach confirmed unauthorized access and data theft, posing severe risks to Abeko’s operations, intellectual property, and stakeholder trust. The attack disrupted business continuity, exposed sensitive corporate and possibly client-related information, and heightened concerns over potential financial, reputational, and legal repercussions. Ransomware attacks of this nature often lead to prolonged recovery efforts, regulatory scrutiny, and erosion of customer confidence, particularly when critical data is compromised and leaked by cybercriminals.
Source: https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/play-ransomware-victim-abeko/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/abekoglobalmedia
"id": "abe528092125",
"linkid": "abekoglobalmedia",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'location': 'Netherlands',
'name': 'Abeko',
'type': 'company'}],
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True},
'date_detected': '2023-06-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-06-02',
'description': 'In June 2023, Abeko, a Netherlands-based company with over 45 '
'years of service to nationally and internationally renowned '
'companies, fell victim to a Play ransomware attack. The '
'incident involved data exfiltration, with the attack reported '
'on June 2, 2023, and the files published on June 11, 2023. No '
'files were available for download at the time of reporting.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': True},
'motivation': 'financial (ransomware)',
'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Play'},
'threat_actor': 'Play ransomware group',
'title': 'Abeko Play Ransomware Attack (June 2023)',
'type': ['ransomware', 'data breach']}