Waukegan Steel
akiraThis record tracks a ransomware attack claimed by the akira group against Waukegan Steel. 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
Waukegan Steel is a structural steel fabricator serving the Midwe st, specializing in high-quality steel fabrication since 1929. Th e company has worked on notable projects in the Chicago area, suc h as Soldier Field and Willis Tower, offering a complete range of services including structural, miscellaneous, and ornamental ste el fabrication. We will upload almost 15gb of corporate documents soon. Scanned p ersonal documents (passports, social security numbers, driver lic enses, w-9 forms and so on), project information, NDAs, contracts and agreements, financials, client's information, lots of drawin gs of ongoing projects, 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.