DisclosureLens
MalwareVulnerability ExploitRansomwareBlackSuitActor NamedRansom DemandedEmployee Data InvolvedData EncryptedIdentity (basic)AuthenticationGovernment IDMedium

Farren International, LLC

bd_b1f204da5ce0f053 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Dec 15, 2023

Filed

Jan 16, 2024

To disclose

5 weeks

Affected · nationwide

2352 in this filing

Confidence

75%
Full breach record for Farren International, LLC

Farren International, LLC experienced a ransomware attack by the threat actor group "BlackSuit" that occurred between December 8, 2023, and December 28, 2023. The breach was discovered on December 15, 2023, after the company detected unusual activity on its computer network, which was later identified as an RDP exploitation. The compromised information includes employee names, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and passwords. It is also possible that Social Security numbers and driver's license numbers were compromised. The breach affected 235 individuals, including 2 Maine residents. Affected individuals were notified on January 12, 2024, and offered 24 months of credit monitoring services through Equifax.

Maine clockDiscovered Dec 15, 2023Filed with AG Jan 16, 202432d ME AG >30d5 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

undetected · 7 days
discovery → filing · 5 weeks / 32 days

Dec 8, 2023

Begins

Dec 15, 2023

Discovered

Jan 16, 2024

Filed

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed235 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

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

Press / market report

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

State AG / regulator filingThis record

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

SEC 8-K / victim statement

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