Chamber of Mines of South Africa
ddosecretThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the ddosecret group against Chamber of Mines of South Africa. 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
The Chamber of Mines of South Africa was a South African mining-industry employers’ organisation based in South Africa, serving member companies and promoting their interests in the sector. It operated as an industry body focused on representing and supporting mining employers, and it later changed its name to Minerals Council South Africa. In threat-intelligence catalogs, the entity is associated with the other sector classification in South Africa. It was listed as a ransomware victim associated with ddosecret.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.