14 DAY TRIAL // A hacker known as ROR[RG] has breached the servers of LMG Holdings, a company that makes car breathalyzers, and stolen sensitive information that he later used to blackmail the company, Motherboard reports.
The data was dumped a few days ago online, on the Dark Web, on the recently resurfaced Hell hacking forum. According to the files' timestamps, most of the data seems to have been assembled between January 7 and January 9, 2016.
Considering that there are no timestamps on the Hell forum and that the Motherboard article was published in the evening of January 10, it may seem that the blackmail attempt failed and the hacker resorted to dumping the data.
Internal product schematics stolen and leaked
Most of the files in the LMG dump contained internal company documents like spreadsheets and assembly manuals for various of its products. The most important files were detailed blueprints and schematics for LMG's top product, FC100.
FC100 is a portable breathalyzer that can be installed on a car's dashboard. It serves to act as a locking system and prevent drunk drivers from starting their vehicles.
Car breathalyzers are usually installed following court orders for people that underwent rehab as part of a plea deal or are on probation for DUI (Driving Under the Influence) crimes.
Breathalyzer test results not leaked in the incident
These devices log breathalyzers tests for later analysis or upload it to DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles), court, and police servers. This data never reaches LMG, so it was never part of the data breach.
Additionally, the source code for some of LMG's software was also included in the dump, but it's not clear to which product it belongs.
While in the beginning the Hell forum was left open for everyone's viewing, it seems that between our first report and this incident, its webmasters decided to shut down public access to its content, so for now, LMG's data is still not accessible to its competitors.
