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POWERsonic Industries Inc.

Listed by Aurora on · organisation based in United States

POWERsonic Industries Inc.

Disclosed
Oct 19, 2026
Leak-site listing date
Threat group
Aurora
57 victims listed
Country
United States
#1 most targeted
Sector
Manufacturing

ThreatAI analysis

Compiled from this incident record and the threat intelligence profile for Aurora. Figures and technique mappings are quoted from the source data, not inferred.

POWERsonic Industries Inc., a privately held wire harness manufacturer based in the United States, was listed on Aurora's dark web leak site for ransomware victims on 19 October 2026. The company operates across seven locations and has been exposed with sensitive data including employee personal information and proprietary customer designs.

About POWERsonic Industries Inc.

[manufacturer] POWERsonic Industries Inc. — a privately held wire harness and cable assembly contract manufacturer founded in 1998 with ~100-150 employees across 7 locations. The exposed material spans every entity in the POWERsonic corporate structure: <redacted> <redacted> Employee PII for 93-150 employees — SIN documents, passports, I-20 visas, LMIA immigration approvals, W-2 tax forms, pay stubs, banking information. Plus 8 complete email archives totaling 13.2 GB. Customer proprietary designs — 7.5 GB of Demers Ambulance wiring harness data, 15 GB of CIRRIS cable test results, Mold Masters drawings, and a bilateral NDA with Husky Injection Molding. Full financial records — Dec 2025 balance sheet ($285K cash, $5.1M AP), trial balance, revenue data ($17.7M US), loan agreements, order margins (~45%), insurance policies. <redacted>

Source record: ransomware.live

About the Aurora group

Aurora is a ransomware group associated with a multi-purpose Go-based malware distributed by multiple criminal teams from mid-2022, also sold as an infostealer/botnet under the same name on underground forums. Aurora has listed 42 victims since April 2026.

Incident analysis

POWERsonic Industries Inc. was listed by Aurora ransomware, a group with 57 victims recorded in this database. The listing appeared on the group's leak site on October 19, 2026.

POWERsonic Industries Inc. is based in United States and operates in the Manufacturing sector. United States ranks #1 worldwide for ransomware disclosures, with 10,138 victims in this database.

Sector context. Manufacturing companies are frequently targeted because production downtime directly translates to financial loss. Ransomware operators exploit this time-sensitivity to demand higher ransoms and faster payment.

Aurora typically follows a double extortion model: data is exfiltrated from the victim's systems before files are encrypted, so the victim faces two demands at once — pay to restore access, and pay to keep stolen data unpublished. The leak site, where this listing appeared, is the lever for the second demand.

Frequently asked questions

Was POWERsonic Industries Inc. attacked by ransomware?

Yes. POWERsonic Industries Inc. was listed as a victim of the Aurora ransomware group on October 19, 2026. The organisation is based in United States and operates in the Manufacturing sector. The disclosure appeared on the group's dark web leak site.

Which ransomware group attacked POWERsonic Industries Inc.?

POWERsonic Industries Inc. was attacked by Aurora ransomware. Aurora is one of the most active ransomware groups, having claimed 57 victims globally. The group typically employs a double-extortion model: encrypting the victim's files and threatening to publish stolen data.

When did the POWERsonic Industries Inc. ransomware attack occur?

The ransomware attack on POWERsonic Industries Inc. was disclosed on October 19, 2026. This date reflects when the victim was published on the threat group's leak site, which may differ from the actual date of initial compromise.

What data was stolen in the POWERsonic Industries Inc. ransomware attack?

The specific data stolen from POWERsonic Industries Inc. has not been independently verified by this platform. Ransomware groups typically exfiltrate data before encrypting systems and use the threat of publication to pressure victims. As a Manufacturing organisation, POWERsonic Industries Inc. likely held sensitive business data, client information, and operational records.

How can organisations protect against Aurora attacks?

To defend against Aurora and similar threat actors, organisations should: maintain regular offline backups tested for restoration; implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement; deploy multi-factor authentication on all remote access; use endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools; conduct regular phishing and security awareness training; and monitor threat intelligence feeds for indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with active groups.