Messer Cutting Systems
bd_c7ab831827a399dc · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Full breach record for Messer Cutting Systems →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group BlackSuit (formerly Royal) 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.
Source: Ransomware.live
Post text · scraped from the leak site
Messer Cutting Systems is a global supplier of cutting solutions for the metal-working industry. We have stolen from their network 600 GB in total, including:1) personal data, HR, Finance, Projects etc.;2) Mailboxes - 37 GBMary Svitak - AccountingDebbie Richter - Accounting Manager / ControllerLinda Sierszynski - HR ManagerJulie Wolf - AccountingMark Ringgenberg - Director Global Product PortfolioBeth Rouse - Accounting;3) SQL Databases - 10 GBEmployee/client/dealers DB (Name, address, phone number, mail address etc.)Feel free to check!Archive password: gEs1S!g#hH
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Feb 2, 2023
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (2) · sorted by filing gap
- Indiana State AGbd_78558864bc4ea4622023-01-26 · +8dVerified
- Massachusetts State AGbd_42a749ba74bda8692023-01-25 · +9dVerified by operator
Filing propagation · 3 filings · 2 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jan 25 (MA), last Feb 2 — a 9-day rolling notification. Rolling spreads often mean counsel is filing as thresholds trip per state. Why this link?
Evidence ladder
Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.
Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.
Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.
Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.
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.
blacksuit
According to ransomware.live, According to Trend Micro, this ransomware has significant code overlap with Royal Ransomware.