Instron
bd_f6c5e732b03ee114 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Full breach record for Instron →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group BianLian 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
Instron manufactures and services a wide range of cutting-edge materials testing equipment used by research scientists, design engineers, and quality control managers.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Oct 11, 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 (4) · sorted by filing gap
- Maine State AGbd_0be6426dcac08eb02023-12-21 · +71dCandidate
- Vermont State AGbd_1186e1aed21f3b4e2023-12-21 · +71dVerified
- Montana State AGbd_c2025e1e7b4f70b32023-12-21 · +71dVerified
- New Hampshire State AGbd_b0e6f686dc0395472023-12-28 · +78dVerified
Filing propagation · 5 filings · 4 states
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Oct 11, last Dec 28 (NH) — a 78-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.
bianlian
According to ransomware.live, BianLian ransomware operations began in late 2021. The group practices multi-pronged extortion, demanding payment for a decryptor, as well as the non-release of stolen data. The ransomware group hosts a public, TOR-based, blog to post victim identities and stolen data. Somewhat unique to BianLian at the time of their launch was their inclusion of an I2P mirror for their blog.