Space Bears Ransomware Claims Comcast Data Theft Through QuasarBreach

Space Bears ransowmare claims it obtained Comcast files through a breach at Quasar Inc, with threats to publish the data and separate leaks promised from Quasar itself.

Space Bears ransomware group is claiming that it obtained internal Comcast material by exploiting a breach at Quasar Inc., a telecommunications engineering contractor based in Georgia.

The claims were published on the group’s dark web leak site. The same leak site also lists Quasar as an independent victim, which indicates the group is presenting two connected incidents rather than a single combined breach.

Who is Space Bears Ransowmare Group

Space Bears appeared in April 2024. Analysts describe the group as a data theft and extortion operation that sometimes applies encryption but often focuses on obtaining sensitive files, removing them from victim networks and demanding payment to suppress publication.

Several research teams link the group to the Phobos ransomware as a service program ...