Willis Klein
projectrelic listed this organization on its leak site on Nov 11, 2022.
- Listing date
- Nov 11, 2022
- Attack date
- Nov 11, 2022
Listing text
Founded in 1960, Willis Klein has multiple divisions providing decorative plumbing, door hardware, custom bathroom cabinets and furniture, commercial hardware.
About the group
projectrelic posted its first listing on Nov 11, 2022 and has listed 5 organizations to date.
Project Relic emerged in mid-2022 as a Golang-based ransomware targeting Windows and Linux hosts, operating with a TOR-based data leak site and using double-extortion tactics, with operators dwelling in networks for days or weeks before encrypting.
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What does this listing mean?
Ransomware groups move data out of the organization before encrypting systems and threaten to publish it if the ransom is not paid. This method is called double extortion.
The listing shows that the group claims to have targeted the organization. Whether the data was published is shown by the later status of the listing.
What should you do if your organization is listed on a leak site?
- Record the listing and any published sample files; do not visit the leak site from the corporate network.
- Isolate affected systems and preserve logs without deleting them.
- Determine which data left the organization; if personal data is involved, review notification obligations with your legal team.
- Make any decision about the ransom demand together with legal, management and incident response.
- Do not bring systems back online before the attacker’s entry point is closed.
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