high severity January 21, 2025 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

curtisint.com Listed by Cactus Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of curtisint.com, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

Appliances. “Curtis International Ltd. manufactures and distributes quality, value priced consumer electronic & appliances. Our product line includes a broad range of items, such as televisions, audio equipment, home appliances, and other electronic accessories. We market these products under several well-known brand names, including RCA, Proscan, FRIGIDAIRE™, HAMILTON BEACH® , Culinary Chef™,  Budweiser, Bud Light, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Orange Crush and Curtis. ” Website: <a href="https://www.curtisint.com/">https://www.curtisint.com/</a> Revenue :
— from Cactus’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.

curtisint.com Listed by Cactus Ransomware Group

On January 21, 2025, Curtis International Ltd. appeared on the leak site of the Cactus ransomware group after the company’s internal files were allegedly exfiltrated during a ransomware attack.

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What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates that Cactus posted a notice listing Curtis International, a Canadian company that manufactures and distributes consumer electronics and appliances under brands such as RCA, Proscan, Frigidaire, Hamilton Beach, and several beverage trademarks. The posting states that internal files were taken before encryption occurred. The number of people whose data may have been exposed remains unknown, and the precise volume or sensitivity of the stolen documents has not been publicly detailed. Curtis International has not yet issued a formal statement confirming the breach or describing what specific categories of customer, employee, or partner information were inside the exfiltrated files.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company that sells products found in millions of homes suffers a breach, the information stolen can easily include names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, purchase records, or payment details tied to ordinary customers. Internal files from such a business often contain spreadsheets that link real people to their orders, warranty registrations, or service requests. Once that data leaves the company’s control, it can be sold, traded, or used to launch further attacks against you or your family. Even if you never bought directly from Curtis, any shared supplier or partner records could still expose your information.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Stolen internal files frequently contain more than isolated records. They can include employee directories, vendor lists, customer-support tickets, and email correspondence that connect names, addresses, phone numbers, and account handles. These fragments allow attackers to build an identity chain that links your online usernames to your real-world identity. A single leaked email or phone number can unlock social-media profiles, gaming accounts, and family photos. Public reporting shows that ransomware groups increasingly publish or sell this linked data to amplify pressure on victims and to create secondary revenue streams through doxxing.

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Attributed to Cactus · 247 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed January 21, 2025

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

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