VAC-U-MAX
8baseThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the 8base group against VAC-U-MAX. It collects the publicly disclosed attack details — sector, location and timeline — as published on the operator's leak site and indexed by Breach House.
Window Zero
EXPOSURE GAPWindow Zero is the time the breach stayed in the open before anyone said so — the gap between when the attack was first discovered on the operator's leak site (t1) and when it was publicly disclosed (t2). The wider this window, the longer victims, staff and customers were exposed with no warning.
Attack Summary
Since 1954, VAC-U-MAX has designed and manufactured pneumatic conveying components and automated bulk material handling systems for conveying, weighing, and batching of powders and granular bulk materials. VAC-U-MAX has defined the leading edge of technology for bulk material handling, designing, manufacturing, selling and supporting VAC-U-MAX systems worldwide. VAC-U-MAX has been the pioneer in vacuum pneumatic conveying, developing the first air-powered venturi unit, advancing technologies for direct-loading of vacuum tolerant process equipment, and the first to design vertical-wall "Tube Hopper" material receivers https://www.vac-u-max.com
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.