SanDiego Automotive Museum
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Full breach record for SanDiego Automotive Museum →Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Sinobi 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
The San Diego Automotive Museum is a premier transportation museum located in Balboa Park, dedicated to showcasing the history and evolution of motorized vehicles through its collections and exhibitions. It offers educational programs and community events aimed at both automobile enthusiasts and casual visitors. The museum services local residents and tourists, providing a rich experience for anyone interested in the social and technological impact of vehicles. With various membership options and ongoing events, the museum also focuses on career exploration and hands-on learning through its IGNITE Academy.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Oct 27, 2025
Claim posted
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Compliance clocks stay unassessable until a regulatory filing lands. Dashed segments fill in automatically when corroboration arrives.
Claim → filing
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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.
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.
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sinobi
According to ransomware.live, Sinobi is a private vetted-affiliate RaaS group that emerged in mid-2025, believed to be a rebrand of the Lynx/INC ransomware lineage, claiming 176 victims by end of 2025 through double-extortion attacks primarily against mid-market US organizations via compromised SonicWall VPN credentials.