LockBit 5.0 Claims Responsibility for Attack on Toncan Digital Corporation
In March 2026, Lockbit 5.0 allegedly launched a ransomware attack against Toncan Digital Corporation, a private organization operating in the industrial sector in Venezuela. The incident may have exposed confidential business data. It is unclear whether any data was leaked or whether there were any material losses resulting from the incident.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
LockBit 5 reportedly attacked Toncan Digital/toncandigital.com and threatened to publish the company’s data; however, no official confirmation has been found, and neither the published dataset, the encryption, nor the service disruption has been verified.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Malicious code
- Subtype
- Ransomware
- Confidence
- Medium
Evidence points to a claim or threat related to the LockBit 5 leak site, although no information tampering, encryption, or service disruption has been confirmed.
Severity assessment
Medium- Information impact
- Suspected
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Limited
- Recoverability
- Extended
Public sources support a claim by LockBit 5, but the data exfiltration, encryption, service disruption, and significant impact have not been verified.
Timeline
Lockbit 5.0 listed Corporacion Toncan Digital as an alleged victim.