Ransomware Group blacknevas Hits: Speed Group
Summary
In the latest cybersecurity news, Speed Group — an organization based in US — has fallen victim to a ransomware attack conducted by the group blacknevas. This data breach, discovered on 2026-07-28T20:52:05.275066+00:00, underscores the increasing need for proactive cybersecurity defenses as we continue through 2026.
Incident Report
| Attribute | Information |
|---|---|
| Target Organization | Speed Group |
| Threat Group | blacknevas |
| Summary | Speed Group (speedgroupe.com / speedfrance.fr) is a global leader in the manufacture of synthetic monofilament lines. The company was founded in France over 40 years ago. Today, Speed Group operates four manufacturing plants located in France, the USA, Chile, and South Africa. It specializes in the extrusion of high-quality monofilaments—particularly trimmer lines—and ranks among the world’s leading players in this sector. The company also produces technical monofilaments for other industries. Since 2004, it has been part of the Italian Emak Group (Tecomec). Speed Group is renowned for its high product quality, rigorous production controls, and excellent service.Cyber Attack on Speed Group (speedgroupe.com)World leader in monofilament lines manufacturing — Speed Group — has been hit by a cyber attack. Hackers breached the company’s systems and stole confidential data.More than 1 terabytes of information were exfiltrated, including technical documentation, customer databases and production data from factories in France, USA, Chile, and South Africa.The company has not issued an official statement yet. #SpeedGroup #CyberAttack #DataBreach |
| Date of Breach | 2026-07-28T20:16:12+00:00 |
| Discovery Date | 2026-07-28T20:52:05.275066+00:00 |
| Business Sector | Transportation |
How to reduce your ransomware risk
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Disclaimer
HookPhish does not engage in the exfiltration, downloading, taking, hosting, viewing, reposting, or disclosure of any stolen information. All breach data reported here is sourced from publicly available threat intelligence feeds for awareness purposes only.
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