Trumpet of Patriots

The political party Trumpet of Patriots, run by Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer, experienced a ransomware attack on June 23, 2023. Unauthorized access to the party's servers resulted in the potential compromise of banking records, employment history, and other personal information. The party has secured and restored its systems from backups and reported the breach to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD). Supporters have been advised to review their information provided to the party and stay alert for potential scams.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/17/clive-palmer-trumpet-of-patriots-united-australia-party-data-breach-ransomware-attack-ntwnfb

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/trumpetofpatriots

"id": "tru408071725",
"linkid": "trumpetofpatriots",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "7/2025",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Politics',
                        'location': 'Australia',
                        'name': 'Trumpet of Patriots',
                        'type': 'Political Party'},
                       {'industry': 'Politics',
                        'location': 'Australia',
                        'name': 'United Australia Party',
                        'type': 'Political Party'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized access to servers',
 'customer_advisories': 'Advised supporters to review information provided and '
                        'consider action; alert for potential scams',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': 'Yes',
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['email addresses',
                                              'phone numbers',
                                              'identity records',
                                              'banking records',
                                              'employment history',
                                              'other documents']},
 'date_detected': '2023-06-23',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-07-06',
 'description': 'The political parties run by Australian mining magnate Clive '
                'Palmer have been hit with a ransomware attack, with banking '
                'records, employment history and other personal information '
                'potentially compromised.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['email addresses',
                                 'phone numbers',
                                 'identity records',
                                 'banking records',
                                 'employment history',
                                 'other documents'],
            'systems_affected': 'Servers'},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Unauthorized access to servers'},
 'motivation': 'Potential data theft and ransom',
 'references': [{'source': 'Crikey'},
                {'source': 'Trumpet of Patriots party website'}],
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Office of the '
                                                        'Australian '
                                                        'Information '
                                                        'Commissioner (OAIC)',
                                                        'Australian Signals '
                                                        'Directorate (ASD)']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notified supporters and posted '
                                        'information on the website',
              'containment_measures': 'Systems secured and restored from '
                                      'backups'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Australian Political Parties',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}