Aurora Ransomware Strikes Diamond Truck Centres in Canada

Ransomware Attacks
Aurora Ransomware Strikes Diamond Truck Centres in Canada

Summary

On June 16, 2026, the notorious ransomware group Aurora claimed responsibility for an attack on Diamond Truck Centres (diamondtruck.com), a leading truck dealership in Canada. The breach has unveiled sensitive information spanning 17 years, including military contracts and biometric data, posing significant risks to the organization’s operations and security.


Incident Report

Field Details
Target Diamond Truck Centres
Domain diamondtruck.com
Country Canada
Attacking Group Aurora
Date Reported June 16, 2026
Threat Actor Statement [dealership, trucks] *** — Western Canada’s largest International Trucks dealership group (9 dealer + 13 sub-dealer locations, ~$63M revenue, 250 employees).

The dataset spans 17 years of unbroken operational history (2009–2026) and represents the full shared-drive contents of the entire company: HR, payroll, accounting, military contracts, and individual employee profiles.

The exposed material includes:

53 customer Pre-Authorized Debit (PAD) forms — full bank account numbers, transit numbers, institution numbers, and authorized signatures for commercial customers including the City of Saskatoon.
17 years of employee payroll data — wages, SINs (implied), pension contributions, benefits, termination calculations for every employee since 2009.
Biometric data — ADP fingerprint timeclock enrollment records for all locations.
Immigration documents for 6+ foreign workers — LMIA applications, offers of employment, provincial nominee support docs.
System credentials in plaintext — ADP timeclock passwords, manager training logins, safe combination.
Military contract documentation — Diamond’s Controlled Goods Security Plan (ITAR/CGP), MSVS delivery matrices, military vehicle VINs, CFB Edmonton and RCMP vehicle program data.
289 GB of daily bank deposit scans (2017–2026) — customer cheque images with names, amounts, and account details.
A complete Outlook PST archive (166 MB) — years of internal email likely containing credentials and customer data.

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DeXpose does not engage in the exfiltration, hosting, redistribution, or purchase of stolen data. All breach information reported here is collected from publicly accessible dark web sources and threat intelligence platforms.
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