Sterling BMW
akiraThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the akira group against Sterling BMW. 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
Sterling BMW offers Orange County, CA, the best vehicles availabl e. BMWs are known for high performance, true luxury, and industry leading design. Sterling BMW is proud to be a leading BMW dealer for Orange County, and all of California. We are ready to upload more than 10 GB of essential corporate doc uments such as: financial data (audits, payment details, reports) , contact numbers and e-mail addresses of employees and customers , confidential licenses, agreements and contracts, etc.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.