VDVEN Listed by blackbasta Ransomware Group

On August 17, 2023, Dutch auto-recycling company Van der Ven Auto’s appeared on the leak site of the Black Basta ransomware group. The listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack, although the exact number of records affected and the full scope of data taken remain unknown.

Details from the Leak-Site Listing

The Black Basta portal entry for VDVEN states that the Dutch firm suffered a ransomware intrusion and that attackers successfully removed internal files before encrypting systems. The disclosure does not quantify the volume of data, list specific file types, or reveal whether customer, supplier, or employee information was included. It simply states that exfiltrated material is available for review by authorized parties on the extortion platform. The listing carries the standard Black Basta deadline pressure, after which the group typically publishes or sells the stolen archives.

August 17, 2023 marks the first public confirmation of the incident through the ransomware leak site, hosted at the onion address indexed by ransomware.live.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a company like Van der Ven Auto’s that handles vehicle recycling, payments, and official RDW deregistration documents is breached, the information it stores can easily include names, addresses, phone numbers, email accounts, vehicle identification details, and financial transaction records of ordinary customers. If your family has sold a car for recycling, requested paperwork, or paid the firm, your personal data may now sit in an attacker-controlled archive. Even without exact record counts, the exposure creates long-term risk because this type of operational data is rarely limited to business contacts alone.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risk

Internal files from an auto-recycling business frequently contain enough fragments to link an individual’s real identity to email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle histories, and payment details. Attackers or buyers of the data can combine these fragments with other leaks to build detailed profiles. Once an address or phone number is confirmed, it can be used to locate family members, including children. Credential leaks that surface in such incidents often cascade into gaming account takeovers, where stolen passwords grant access to platforms that hold additional personal photos, chat logs, and friend networks. These chains turn a single corporate breach into repeated harassment or identity fraud targeting your entire household.

Black Basta’s Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes the first Black Basta operations to early 2022. The group rapidly gained notoriety for double-extortion attacks that combine ransomware encryption with public data leaks. Notable prior victims include large healthcare providers, manufacturers, and logistics firms across North America and Europe. Their typical playbook begins with initial access gained through phishing, remote-desktop compromise, or stolen credentials, followed by rapid lateral movement, data exfiltration, and deployment of their custom ransomware. After exfiltration, Black Basta posts samples on their leak site and demands payment to prevent full publication, frequently updating the countdown timer to increase pressure.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, with cleanup of exposed data handled by the service.
• Rotate any password you ever used at Van der Ven Auto’s or similar automotive-service sites, and switch on 2FA through an authenticator app rather than SMS.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next leak exposing you or your family is caught in hours, not months.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family coverage that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts, which often chain back to the same address or parent email.
• Let remediation specialists perform takedown requests across data brokers and extortion sites on your behalf while you focus on securing day-to-day accounts.

The incident underscores that even specialized industrial firms can become links in broader identity-exposure chains. Staying ahead requires more than reactive checks. Start your DoxxScan trial for continuous monitoring, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, and hands-on remediation by specialists that protects both you and your family’s digital footprint, including gaming accounts vulnerable to credential-stuffing attacks that follow breaches like this one.