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Pine Belt Cars

bd_f56e10f953ac2b23 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

Nov 14, 2024

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

50%
Full breach record for Pine Belt Cars

Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing

This row is a claim by the ransomware group Meow 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: Business ServicesDiscovered: 2024-11-14

Source: Ransomware.live

Post text · scraped from the leak site

<p>Dear customers!<\/p><p>We are excited to offer exclusive access to over 8 GB of confidential data from Pine Belt Cars, a family owned and operated automotive dealership group based in Lakewood, New Jersey, with a rich history dating back to 1937. Offering a wide selection of new and pre owned vehicles from brands like Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Mazda, and Subaru, Pine Belt Cars is a trusted name in the automotive industry.<\/p><p>In addition to vehicle sales, Pine Belt Cars provides a complete suite of automotive services, including financing options, maintenance, and parts, all delivered with a dedication to customer satisfaction. Known for their personalized service and flexible financing solutions, the dealership group caters to a diverse clientele while maintaining strong ties to the community through regular support for local organizations and events.<\/p><p>This comprehensive data pack includes:<\/p><p>Employee data personal identification, drivers licenses, passports.<br>Client information contact details, purchase records.<br>Contracts and commercial agreements.<br>Technical documentation vehicle specifications, maintenance records.<br>Financial documents invoices, payroll, credit and tax records.<br>Legal documents company status, certificates, insurance policies.<br>Medical records vaccination details, health insurance policies, chronic condition histories, allergy information, family medical history.<br>And much more.<\/p><p>This data pack provides in depth insights into Pine Belt Cars operations, making it of interest to professionals in automotive retail, finance, business analysis, and other related sectors.<\/p><p>To access this exclusive 8 GB data pack, click the Buy button and provide your contact details for registration. Our team will guide you through a secure and confidential transaction.<\/p><p>Dont miss the opportunity to explore

Incident timeline — mostly unverified

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Breach window unknown

Nov 14, 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

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

About this groupFirst seen 2023-09-04

meow

According to ransomware.live, Meow emerged in 2022 (resurfacing aggressively in 2024), initially operating as a RaaS using the Conti v2 codebase before transitioning to a data-extortion-only model — selling stolen data rather than encrypting files — with a heavy focus on US healthcare and medical research organizations.

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