Ransomware group aurora hits EWM Group
EWM Group — a other target operating in GB has been listed by the aurora ransomware group on 2026-10-28. The information below reflects what the threat actor has publicly claimed on their leak site; the details have not been independently verified.
Incident Report
Claim by aurora
[fashion] EWM Group — the parent group behind Bonmarché, Edinburgh Woollen Mill, and Peacocks, three of the UK's best-known value fashion chains. The exposed material includes: 503,878 loyalty programme member records — full name, home address, date of birth, phone, mobile, email, loyalty card number, and transaction history spanning 2000–2026. ~21,000 employee records — salary, National Insurance number (via P11D), bank sort code and account number (WAGESTRANSFER database), home address, emergency contacts, maternity/paternity data, sickness absence, accident reports with injury details. <redacted> <redacted> <redacted> <redacted> <redacted> 100+ GB of Outlook PST email archives — complete email histories for named staff members spanning years of business operations. 313+ SQL Server database backups across 122 unique databases — the entire digital brain of the retail operation. 83 GB of e-commerce transaction data — every online order from January 2021 to August 2026.
Posted by the aurora threat actor on its public leak site. This is the group's own statement and has not been independently verified by HackerFeeds.
Sources
Victim website
EWM Group
Leak post (onion / Tor)
http://u6lieui2dakbctcjea2bz4r4q32r7t36nwljovqbv7mxs6o2smgxixid.onion/blog/ewm-group-b175f7dc
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