Europ Assistance South Africa
October 14, 2026
Europ Assistance South Africa was listed as a victim on the leak site of the thegentlemen ransomware group; the attack is estimated to have taken place on 2026-10-14. Sector: Financial Services. Country: South Africa. Website: europassistance.co.za. europassistance.co.za Europ Assistance South Africa South African emergency-assistance and insurance-administration company founded 1984 in Roodepoort, Gauteng ~500 staff, FSCA licensed (FSP 5001), Level 1 B-BBEE, handling 1.3M calls/yr through 8,000+ providers. Key structural change: it completed a management buyout from French parent Europ Assistance (Generali Group) in late 2023 and rebranded to AZOZA in Oct 2025 no longer part of the global Europ Assistance network (which itself merged into Generali's Redion platform in 2026). Services: roadside assistance, home emergency callouts, travel/motor claims administration, funeral cover, and white-label BPO for underwriters (Regent, Old Mutual, ABSA, Santam, Profmed, BMW, Eqstra). Led by CEO Lynette Mutsekwa (since 2023), CCO Nelson Soares. Reputation is split: B2B clients and 8,000 supplier-partners rate them well (1220-year relationships)
SONGWOOI
October 14, 2026
SONGWOOI was listed as a victim on the leak site of the thegentlemen ransomware group; the attack is estimated to have taken place on 2026-10-14. Country: South Korea. Website: songwooi.co.kr. songwooi.co.kr SONGWOOI (Song Woo Industrial Co., Ltd.,) South Korean manufacturer of automotive and industrial rubber hoses intercooler/TCI, heater, fuel, CPF/DPF, and power steering lines founded 1998 in Busan, HQ and plant in Yangsan since 2002. Founder-Chairman Park Su-kon localizated TCI hoses that were 100% imported from Japan, claiming 90% Korean market share; customers include Hyundai, Kia, Renault Samsung, Hyundai Heavy Industries, and Volvo CE. Certifications: IATF 16949, ISO 14001, ISO 9001; Plus Inno-Biz/Main-Biz status and national awards (Bronze Tower Medal 2015 to Park). Revenue 69.9B ($50M) in 2025, down from 104.8B peak (2013) declining four years straight as the industry shifts to EVs but profitability improved (5.2% operating margin, ROE 23%). Financials are unusually strong: zero debt, 80% equity ratio, 52.9B total assets; ~163197 employees. Watch-outs: some databases list a different CEO (Park Eun-chul)