This record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the
dragonforce group against
Erwat. 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 GAP
Window 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.
-81days
t1 · Published
t2 · Disclosed
Business Category
Communication / Marketing
Published
February 29, 2024
Disclosed / Notified
Dec 11, 2023
Attack Summary
ERWAT is a truly indigenous South African company with extensive expertise in all aspects of water and wastewater management. ERWAT’s purpose is to improve the environment and human well-being by providing sustainable water care and resource recovery. Serving the public and private sectors, ERWAT promotes a healthy environment by providing cost-effective wastewater treatment solutions through innovative technologies developed to meet the ever-growing demand for improved quality in wastewater treatment.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLE
Proof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are
redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.
Dark Web Exposure
Findings for erwat.co.za
— indexed by HaveIBeenRansom.
8
found in Infostealer logs
284+
found in Traditional breaches
11+
found in Ransomware leaks
limeleads_breach.7z
TheUnderground - Reborn · breach
••• emails
AntiPublic_BF.7z
B F R e p o V 3 F i l e s · breach
••• emails
LinkedIn.com.txt
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
@BreachedData1 LinkedIn 2021-23 Cleaned.7z.001
Database World ROC · breach
••• emails
Exploit.in.rar
LKnet reserve chat · breach
••• emails
OnlinerSpambot_BF.7z
B F R e p o V 3 F i l e s · breach
••• emails
VerificationsIO_BF.7z.011
Kedr | Forum · breach
••• emails
Cit0day [cit0day.in] breaches.csv
LKnet reserve chat · breach
••• emails
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