Tankerska Plovidbas Data Breach via ElDorado Ransomware

Year

2024

Month

June

Reference number

20240602

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

Zadar

Incident country

Croatia

Victim country

Croatia

Victim identity

Tankerska Plovidbas

Victim Type

Shipping

Method

Ransomware

Summary:

The ElDorado ransomware group targeted Tankerska Plovidba, a Croatian shipping company, exfiltrating 1.7TB of data. The June 2024 attack highlights the group's use of double-extortion tactics, where they encrypt and steal data, threatening to release it unless a ransom is paid. ElDorado is known for exploiting vulnerabilities like phishing and RDP misconfigurations, and has impacted multiple organizations since its emergence in 2024.

Reference URL

https://www.halcyon.ai/attacks/eldorado-ransomware-attack-exposes-tankerska-plovidbas-data
https://25011010.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/25011010/Norma%20Cyber%20Annual%20Threat%20Assessment.pdf