I-CAD Partial Database Sale Claim Lists 2.95 Million Records Covering 2.9 Million Animals and 50,629 Vets
Overview
An actor using the handle "ChimeraZ" claims to be selling a partial I-CAD dataset. The listing describes I-CAD as the official French website responsible for the national identification registry of dogs, cats and ferrets.
The post advertises 2,948,630 lines in a 643 MB JSONL dataset, broken out as 2,898,001 animal records and 50,629 veterinary records. The visible sample fields include animal chip identifiers, validity status, date-of-birth information, sex codes and name fields, while the veterinary sample includes an ID, department, full name and a professional-number field. The dataset, its source, the stated counts and current availability have not been independently verified.
Post details
What the post claims
- 2,948,630 lines advertised
- 2,898,001 animal records
- 50,629 veterinary records
- 643 MB dataset size
- JSONL format
- Animal chip identifiers included
- Validity-status fields included
- Date-of-birth fields included
- Sex-code fields included
- Name-related fields included
- Veterinary IDs included
- Department fields included
- Veterinary full names included
- Professional-number field included
- 1,000 samples advertised
- Price listed as make offer
- XMR payment requested
- Escrow accepted
The actor provides sample mirrors for the purported dataset. Those direct sample-download URLs are not reproduced in this report. Personal and professional values shown in the samples are not transcribed here.
Screenshots
IOCs & identifiers
Identifiers directly visible in the listing. These support correlation and do not independently verify the dataset claim.
| Type | Identifier | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Actor handle | ChimeraZ | Screenshot 1 |
| Session ID | 05c1396ee8a9d6df7ae4497a07f2fbc75b31344f5e0cbd91dacde4c04c88c4c25 | Screenshot 1 |
| Named organization domain | i-cad[.]fr | Screenshot 1 |
The organization domain identifies the entity named in the claim, not malicious infrastructure. No Tox ID, Telegram handle, malware hash or attacker-controlled IP address is visible. Direct sample-download URLs shown in the source material are not reproduced here.
Mapped techniques
Claimed identifies behavior explicitly described by the actor. Inferred identifies an analytical mapping supported by the supplied material. Neither label means the activity has been independently verified.
- CollectionT1213.006Data from Information Repositories: DatabasesInferredThe listing presents structured animal and veterinary JSONL datasets. The supplied material does not reveal how the data was obtained or independently establish unauthorized access to I-CAD systems.
Potential impact
If authentic, the claimed dataset could expose animal identification data, chip numbers, birth information and veterinary professional identifiers at national-registry scale. Depending on the full schema, the material could support fraudulent registry activity, profiling of animals or veterinary professionals, targeted phishing or other misuse of registry data.
Status Unverified
Dark Web Informer has not independently verified the dataset's authenticity, source, completeness, 2,948,630-line count, animal and veterinary totals, sample contents or current availability. The supplied screenshot documents the listing and visible samples, not independent confirmation of the underlying data.
