A C Scott Electric
dragonforceThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the dragonforce group against A C Scott Electric. 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
A.C. Scott Electric Company was established in 1967 by Dexter C. Ricker and Frederik C. Nielsen as a partnership. On May 14, 1968 the company succeeded to incorporate. With the resignation of Dexter C. Ricker in 1984, Frederik C. Nielsen and his wife, Maiken Nielsen obtained 100% ownership of the corporation. From this point forward, A.C. Scott Electric Co., Inc. was operated as a "family-owned" small business enterprise in the State of New Jersey. Frederik and Maiken retired from the day to day operation of the corporation in 1999, relinquishing ownership and operational control to their son, Michael C. Nielsen.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.