Southern Mechanical Contractors
bd_fbeb4b3a0bd5cbf8 · schema v1 · pii pii-v1
Threat-actor claim — not a regulatory filing
This row is a claim by the ransomware group Lynx 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
Southern Mechanical Contractors is a merit shop mechanical and industrial construction firm with over 35 years of experience. They specialize in the design, installation, and service of HVAC, plumbing, process piping, and sheet metal systems for commercial and industrial clients. The company is dedicated to providing operational flexibility and cost-efficiency, ensuring high-quality service at competitive prices. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, they support clients throughout the Southeastern United States with comprehensive project assistance from design to maintenance.
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Incident timeline — mostly unverified
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Breach window unknown
Jun 18, 2026
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 (1) · sorted by filing gap
- Massachusetts State AGbd_62c8e8df68b1d9bb2025-12-22 · +178dVerified by operator
Filing propagation · 2 filings
View merged incident ↗Pattern: first filing Dec 22 (MA), last Jun 18 — a 178-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.
lynx
According to ransomware.live, Lynx is a ransomware-as-a-service operation that emerged in mid-2024 as a rebrand of INC Ransomware (whose source code was sold for $300,000 on the RAMP forum), claiming ~300 victims across manufacturing, business services, technology, and transportation with an 80/20 profit split for affiliates.