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AusProof

bd_359ace415f1f7cb5 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

High

Discovered

Filed

Jul 24, 2026

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for AusProof

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group M3rx on its public extortion blog. It has not been validated by the victim or any regulator. Treat attribution and counts as the threat actor's assertion until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure corroborates them.

Group activity: Professional ServicesDiscovered: 2026-07-24

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

+61 749784000 , AusProof is a leader in the design and manufacture of low and high voltage electrical cable couplers specifically for the mining and tunneling industries. Established in 1974, the company is committed to innovation and quality in its product offerings. AusProof serves clients globally, providing reliable solutions for electrical connectivity in challenging environments. Their extensive experience and dedication to research and development ensure that they meet the evolving needs of their customers. Stolen: 460 GB 373,495 Files

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Jul 24, 2026

Claim posted

No filing yet · watching

Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.

Claim → filing

Compliance clock

Not assessable

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Unverified claimView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claimThis record

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

No regulatory filing corroborates this yet — it is the attacker's own assertion. Watch this entity to be notified the moment a filing corroborates or contradicts it.

Source ceiling

  • actor name
  • victim claim
  • ransom/leak status
  • discovery date
  • materiality
  • notification
  • affected count
  • confirmed data types
  • compliance clock

The ✕ fields stay blank until a regulatory filing or victim disclosure lands.

About this groupFirst seen 2026-04-29

m3rx

According to ransomware.live, M3rx is a small ransomware group first observed in 2025, using AES-CTR/AES-GCM encryption and targeting organizations in England, the US, Australia, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland, with around eight claimed victims including a Sydney-based property firm.

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