ceratec.com Listed by abyss Ransomware Group

On March 3, 2025, Canadian flooring company Ceratec Surfaces appeared on the leak site of the abyss Ransomware Group, with the attackers claiming to have exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware incident. Anyone whose personal information was stored in those files — customers, suppliers, employees, or their family members — now faces the risk that sensitive details could be published or sold.

What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates that Ceratec Surfaces, based in Quebec, sells vinyl, tiles, and installation systems for both homes and commercial buildings. The company’s website, ceratec.com, was listed on the abyss leak portal hosted via ransomware.live. Available reporting describes the incident as a ransomware attack in which internal files were allegedly exfiltrated. The exact number of people affected remains unknown, and the specific types of data contained in the files have not been publicly detailed. No ransom deadline or published sample data had been confirmed in initial reports at the time of writing.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company that handles orders, payments, or service requests is breached, the information you provided — names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and possibly payment details — can end up in the hands of criminals. For families, this often means every member whose data was linked to a shared household account is now exposed. Credential leaks from one breach frequently cascade into gaming accounts, email accounts, and other services where the same passwords or security questions are reused. Children’s accounts tied to family addresses or parent email addresses are especially vulnerable because young users rarely enable strong protections.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Once attackers obtain even modest personal details, they can link them across dozens of other platforms. A phone number tied to your child’s Roblox or Fortnite account, an email used for school forms, and a home address from a flooring purchase can quickly form a complete profile. This identity chain makes doxxing straightforward: harassers can locate your family, contact you directly, or sell the bundle to others. Public reporting shows that ransomware groups increasingly publish or auction such chained data to maximize pressure on victims and profit from secondary buyers.

Abyss Ransomware Group’s Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes the group’s activity to a relatively new ransomware operation that emerged in late 2024. The abyss Ransomware Group has claimed responsibility for attacks on small and mid-sized businesses across North America and Europe. Its typical playbook involves initial access through phishing or exploited remote desktop services, followed by exfiltration of internal documents before deploying encryption. The group then demands payment to prevent publication of the stolen files, often giving victims a short deadline before samples or full datasets appear on its leak site. Exact prior victim counts remain limited in open sources, but the pattern matches other double-extortion ransomware families.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, with cleanup handled by the service.
• Rotate any password you used on ceratec.com or related supplier portals anywhere else it is reused, and switch on 2FA through an authenticator app rather than text messages.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next leak exposing you or your family is caught within hours, not months.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family coverage that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that chain back to the same address or parent credentials.
• Let the remediation specialists perform hands-on takedown requests across data brokers and leak sites on your behalf while you focus on securing accounts.

The incident at Ceratec Surfaces is a reminder that even ordinary purchases can place your family’s information in harm’s way. Acting quickly on exposed credentials and hidden data chains limits the damage before criminals can exploit it. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, and hands-on remediation by specialists, with coverage that includes your entire household and children’s gaming accounts.