IES Communications, LLC
bd_e9ea70f547d88815 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Chaos 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
904.6 Million | Commercial & Residential Construction IES Communications, LLC (Integrated Electrical Services) We are the national leading provider of communications technology, systems, and services. IES Communications, LLC; The right team to get the job done
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Feb 19, 2025
Claim posted
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Corroborated · see linked filings
This record's own dates cannot anchor compliance clocks; see the linked filings.
Claim → filing
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Compliance clock
Not assessable
Linked disclosures
Why this link?Regulatory filings (5) · sorted by filing gap
- Indiana State AGbd_bdbee350fcef93d72025-07-03 · +134dVerified
- Nebraska State AGbd_e1b82d489a4cc2162025-07-03 · +134dVerified
- Iowa State AGbd_58755e0e7da232bd2025-07-07 · +138dVerified by operator
- Maine State AGbd_d8af18dfb6f019d02025-07-07 · +138dVerified
Show 1 more filing ↓Show fewer ↑up to 139d gap
- Texas State AGbd_85bb73a13ad462562025-07-08 · +139dVerified
Filing propagation · 5 filings · 5 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Jul 3 (IN), last Jul 8 (TX) — a 5-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.
chaos
According to ransomware.live, Chaos is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in early 2025, likely formed by former BlackSuit/Royal members, offering cross-platform ransomware for Windows, Linux, ESXi, and NAS to affiliates recruited on the RAMP dark web forum, excluding CIS/BRICS countries and hospitals from targeting.