Direct Cleaning Services
8baseThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the 8base group against Direct Cleaning Services. 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 GAPWindow 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.
Attack Summary
After working for a large independent cleaning company and with years of experience behind her, in 1999, Pauline Naylor decided to set up her own company, Direct Cleaning Services, in Sheffield.From day one, Pauline’s vision was to create a company that offered a tailored cleaning service to its clients, in order to suit the changing working environment that companies faced. With a steady start, it didn’t take long for Direct Cleaning Services to soon flourish from a ‘one man band’ to employing over 50 cleaning operatives and administrative staff. https://www.directcleaningservicesltd.co.uk/about/ Sheffield 0114 358 6204 Rotherham 01709 230 152 Barnsley 01226 977 182
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.