First Choice Courier & Messenger Listed by Space Bears Ransomware Group

On May 4, 2025, First Choice Courier & Messenger, a well-known Winnipeg delivery company, appeared on the leak site of the spacebears ransomware group. The attackers posted samples of internal documents, personal information, and other files taken during a ransomware incident. They also confirmed that a separate database containing additional records is being sold privately rather than released publicly.

What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates the company, which operates as part of the Sea To Sea Messenger service, had internal files exfiltrated. The samples shown on the leak site include documents described as containing personal information. The database itself will not be posted online; the group stated it will be sold as a separate lot. The company’s website, firstchoicecourier.ca, is listed in the announcement. No exact victim count has been disclosed, and the precise number of people whose information was taken remains unknown.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a local courier or messenger service is breached, the information exposed often includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and delivery details belonging to ordinary customers. If you or your family have used First Choice Courier & Messenger for packages, documents, or personal deliveries in recent years, your contact information may now be in attackers’ hands. Personal information from such companies can be combined with data from other breaches to build detailed profiles. This increases the chance that you or your children could face identity theft, phishing attempts, or unwanted contact from people who should not have your details.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Credential leaks and exposed personal records rarely stay isolated. Attackers frequently link an email or phone number found in one breach to usernames on social media, gaming platforms, or shopping sites. This creates an identity chain that can lead to doxxing, account takeovers, or targeted harassment. For families, the danger extends to children’s gaming accounts that often share the same email address or password patterns used for everyday services like courier bookings. Once one account falls, others can follow quickly.

Spacebears Ransomware Group Track Record

Public reporting attributes the attack to the spacebears ransomware group. The group emerged in recent years and has targeted organizations across multiple sectors by gaining initial access, exfiltrating data, and then demanding payment to prevent release of the stolen information. Their typical playbook involves publishing samples on a leak site to pressure victims while offering databases for private sale. Notable prior victims have included various businesses whose customer and operational records may have been exposed in similar fashion.

What to do

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• Let remediation specialists perform hands-on takedown work across data brokers and exposed records on your behalf.

The incident shows how quickly a single service provider breach can ripple into broader privacy and security risks for ordinary families. Taking deliberate steps now can limit the damage and reduce the likelihood that your information becomes part of the next extortion campaign. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across more than 13.1 billion+ breach records and over 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, and hands-on remediation by specialists, while also protecting gaming accounts for you or your children because credential leaks like this one frequently cascade into account takeovers and doxxing chains.