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high severity March 25, 2025 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669 Listed by cicada3301 Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669 was listed on Cicada3301's leak site. Cicada3301 claims to have stolen internal data. This is the group's claim, not a confirmed finding.

I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669 Listed by cicada3301 Ransomware Group

On March 25, 2025, the ransomware group Cicada3301 added I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669 to its leak site and began a countdown timer showing 29 days, 22 hours remaining. The group claims to have stolen 125 GB of internal files from the union that represents film, television, and theater technicians across Canada.

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What Public Reporting Shows

Available reporting describes the incident as a ransomware attack in which Cicada3301 exfiltrated internal documents before encrypting systems. The leak page lists the victim organization, the claimed volume of data, and a live countdown. No independent confirmation of the exact number of individuals affected has been published, but union membership rolls and vendor records typically contain names, addresses, contact details, Social Security or Social Insurance numbers, banking information for direct deposit, and employment contracts. Public reporting indicates the data remains accessible only on the Cicada3301 onion site at the time of writing.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or anyone in your household works in film, stage, broadcast, or related technical trades, your personal information may now sit inside the 125 GB archive. Even if you are not a direct member of Local 667 or 669, family members, contractors, or vendors whose records were stored on the same systems could be exposed. Once this volume of internal files reaches underground forums, the information can be used for identity theft, tax fraud, phishing campaigns, or sold in batches to other criminals. The March 25, 2025 listing means the clock is already running; many ransomware groups publish or sell data once their deadline expires.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Credential leaks and internal documents rarely stop at one organization. A single email address or phone number taken from union records can be correlated with gaming accounts, social-media handles, and school registrations. This creates an identity chain that links your professional life to your family’s online presence. Public reporting indicates such chains frequently lead to doxxing, swatting, or targeted extortion. Gaming accounts belonging to you or your children are especially vulnerable because the same password or recovery email reused from a work-related breach can hand over an account in minutes.

Cicada3301’s Publicly Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes the group’s first major appearances to late 2023. Cicada3301 has since listed healthcare providers, manufacturing firms, logistics companies, and several unions. Its typical playbook involves initial access through phishing or exploited remote desktop services, followed by exfiltration of sensitive files, deployment of ransomware, and dual extortion: demanding payment to decrypt systems and a second fee to prevent publication. The group maintains a leak site on the dark web where it posts victim names, data samples, and countdown timers. Exact success rates and total victims remain unclear from open sources, but the pattern of steadily increasing data volumes is consistent across its listed incidents.

What to do

  • Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity so you can see exactly what chains back to the union breach.
  • Rotate the password used at I.A.T.S.E. Local 667/669 anywhere it is reused, replace it with a unique passphrase, and enable two-factor authentication through an authenticator app rather than SMS.
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Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed
Disclosed March 25, 2025
Last reviewed August 8, 2026
Affected Unconfirmed
Unverified claim — what this report is
This page documents a public listing on a ransomware/extortion group’s leak site, tracked via public threat-intelligence sources. A listing is the attacker’s claim. GalaxyWarden aggregates and reports such claims; we have not independently verified that a breach occurred, what data (if any) was taken, or the accuracy of anything the group asserts, and the named organisation has not necessarily confirmed the incident. Sections above describe what the listing shows and the group’s documented history — not verified findings about the named organisation. If you represent this organisation and believe anything here is inaccurate, tell us and we’ll review it promptly.
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