Steel Encounters
akiraThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the akira group against Steel Encounters. 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
Steel Encounters is a commercial specialty subcontractor who prov ides steel joist and metal deck products and services, glazing, c urtain wall, and architectural cladding systems to general contra ctors, architects, and building owners. We are ready to upload more than 21GB files of essential corporat e documents such as: financial data (audit, payment details,finan cial reports, invoices), employees and customers information (pas sports, death/birth certificate, medical information, emails, pho nes) confidential information and other documents with detailed p ersonal information so on.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.