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Chama Gaucha

bd_afe85dc9e94f5883 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

Aug 2, 2024

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Chama Gaucha

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Cicada3301 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: Hospitality and TourismDiscovered: 2024-08-23

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

Chama Gaucha quickly gained recognition for its commitment to culinary excellence and impeccable service. The restaurant’s name, “Chama Gaucha,” translates to “Gaucho’s Flame,” representing the fiery passion and expertise that goes into every dish. From the moment guests step through the doors, they are transported to a world of warmth, hospitality, and the unmistakable aroma of mouthwatering grilled meats. Data will be released soon if the company doesn't contact us!

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

? — ?

Breach window unknown

Aug 2, 2024

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 2024-06-04

cicada3301

According to ransomware.live, Cicada3301 is a ransomware-as-a-service group (tracked as Repellent Scorpius by Palo Alto) that emerged in mid-2024 using Rust-based ransomware targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems, suspected to be a successor of BlackCat/ALPHV and running an affiliate program with 20% commissions.

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