Dark Web Informer — Cyber Threat Intelligence
Alleged Sale of Unauthorized Root Access to 1,500+ Linux Systems at Stevens Sales Company (SSCO)
United States
Quick Facts
Date & Time
2026-02-02 17:22:28 UTC
Threat Actor
SantaAd
Victim Country
United StatesIndustry
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
Victim Organization
Stevens Sales Company (SSCO)
Victim Site
Category
Initial Access
Severity
🟡 Medium
Network
Open Web
Victim Profile
Stevens Sales Company (SSCO)
Electrical and electronic manufacturing company based in the United States Organization
Stevens Sales Company
Sector Type
Private
Industry
Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing
Country
United States Domain
Claimed Access
1,500+ Linux systems — Root permissions
Description
Stevens Sales Company (SSCO) is a US-based company operating in the electrical and electronic manufacturing sector. The threat actor claims the compromised systems are primarily Linux targets with root-level access.
Incident Overview
A threat actor using the handle "SantaAd" has posted an auction listing on a known exploit forum claiming to sell unauthorized root access to over 1,500 Linux systems. The listing references a "US DB" and ties the access to Stevens Sales Company (SSCO), operating at ssco.net.
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