8BASE Denounces Attack on General de Alimentos Nisa C.A.
Between February and May 2023, General de Alimentos Nisa C.A. (GENICA), a Venezuelan food products company, suffered a ransomware attack attributed to the 8BASE threat group. The threat actor listed GENICA on its data leak site, with conflicting dates suggesting that the data may have been downloaded in February 2023 and disclosed in May 2023. The full scope of the data breach and its material impact on the organization are unknown, as the company has not issued any official statement.
Overview
Missing evidence
Impact details
8BASE/ransomware tracking sources list GENICA as a victim. Data exposure is alleged, but no official confirmation, dump validation, or details regarding operational impact were found.
Classification & severity
- Category
- Malicious code
- Subtype
- Ransomware
- Confidence
- Medium
8BASE included General de Alimentos Nisa/GENICA in its ransomware monitoring sources; there is no confirmation from the victim, nor has the scope of the impact been verified.
Severity assessment
Medium- Information impact
- Proprietary data
- Affected scope
- Organization-wide
- Critical service
- None
- Public confidence
- Limited
- Recoverability
- Extended
List of ransomware/data demands, but with no confirmed impact on the service or validated publication of the data.
Timeline
8BASE lists General de Alimentos Nisa C.A. as an alleged victim.