The Belt Railway Company of Chicago
akiraThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the akira group against The Belt Railway Company of Chicago. 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
The Belt Railway Company of Chicago has a strong safety foundation and history, and employees continuously strive for zero incidents. But there was an incident that caused 85 GB of their data appearing on our server. BRC management decided to stay silent with us so we will upload all their documents soon.
Leak Screenshots
SAMPLEProof-of-breach screenshots the operator posted from the stolen data. Previews are redacted and locked — the originals are available on HaveIBeenRansom.