Play Claims Attack Against Cervecería Regional
In December 2022, Cerveceria Regional appeared on public trackers as a victim of the Play ransomware group. The record is maintained as a public ransomware claim, but the exact categories of data (“personal,” “private,” or “agreements”) rely on non-public onion sources or secondary reports and have not been confirmed by the company.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
Play published a notice regarding Cervecería Regional on December 18, 2022, and DataBreaches reported an alleged data breach on December 26. The brewery did not issue a statement or confirm the categories of data affected.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Malicious code
- Subtype
- Ransomware
- Confidence
- Medium
Public ransomware lists, data breach sites, and ransomware trackers identify the incident as a case of ransomware or extortion. Confirmation from the victim is not yet available.
Severity assessment
Medium- Information impact
- Proprietary data
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Limited
- Recoverability
- Extended
Ransomware or extortion claim corroborated by public trackers or reports, but without confirmation from the victim or validated operational impact.
Timeline
Play listed Cerveceria Regional as the alleged victim.