Ransomware Group: QILIN

VICTIM NAME: WEST Inc[.]

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AI Generated Summary of the Ransomware Leak Page

WEST Inc. is identified as the victim of a ransomware leak page attributed to threat group qilin. The page refers to WEST Inc. as West Water & Energy Systems Technology, USA, a United States–based provider of sustainable water treatment solutions for industries such as mining, boiler systems, and cooling towers. The leak post describes the company as “clean, but dangerous” and asserts that a global data leak has exposed several problematic areas within the business. It contends that the harmfulness of the company’s chemical formulations is concealed and that independent test reports allegedly contradict the company’s customer-facing statements. The materials claim that chemical formulas and detailed production-process descriptions are accessible and that financial information—including profits that may indicate manipulation or fraud—is publicly available. The post further asserts that the personal data of all employees and customers has been exposed. The leak page presents 13 images as evidence, described only in general terms as internal documents and graphics, and notes that a claim URL is available for readers. The page carries a post date of 2025-09-25; there is no explicit compromise date provided in the available content, so the post date is treated as the primary date.

The leak page also lists internal-access artifacts in redacted form, including a Jabber contact shown as [REDACTED_EMAIL], a TOX fingerprint (value redacted in the dataset), and an FTP login line with credentials redacted. The body excerpt indicates the leak contains a mix of internal reports, independent test results, and production details, alongside financial data and personal data for employees and customers. The 13 images appear to be screenshots or graphics used to illustrate these claims, though specific contents are not described here. A claim URL is present on the page to direct readers to the leaked material. No ransom amount or explicit demand is described in the excerpt, which supports classifying the event as a data-leak disclosure rather than encryption-only. The post date remains 2025-09-25.