high severity November 06, 2022 · 4 min read Unverified claim — what this is

CR&R Environmental Services Listed by Vice Society Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of CR&R Environmental Services, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

CR&R Environmental Services was listed on the vicesociety ransomware leak site. The group claims to have stolen internal data.
— from Vicesociety’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

CR&R Environmental Services Listed by Vice Society Ransomware Group

On November 06, 2022, CR&R Environmental Services appeared on the Vice Society ransomware leak site. The group publicly listed the California-based waste management company and claimed to have exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware attack. Anyone whose personal information was stored in those systems — customers, employees, vendors, or their families — may now face long-term exposure.

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Reported Details from the Listing

The Vice Society leak page states that CR&R Environmental Services suffered a ransomware incident and that attackers successfully stole internal data. The listing does not specify the volume of records taken, the exact file types exposed, or the number of individuals affected. It simply states that exfiltrated material is held by the group and warns that samples or full datasets could be released if demands are not met. The disclosure provides no additional technical details about the initial access vector or the encryption status of any systems.

November 06, 2022 marks the first public confirmation of the incident through the ransomware leak site. No separate customer notification letter or regulatory filing has surfaced that quantifies impacted individuals or lists specific data categories such as Social Security numbers or payment card details.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company that handles billing, routing, or service contracts for households has its internal files stolen, the information inside often includes names, addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and sometimes dates of birth or driver’s license details. Even without an exact count of affected records, the exposure creates immediate risks for anyone linked to CR&R’s operations. Families who use the company’s waste and recycling services may find their contact information now circulating among criminals who buy and sell stolen corporate datasets.

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Attributed to Vicesociety · 188 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed November 06, 2022

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

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