Victim Claim
bvi.co.bw
Claimed by
lockbit5
Listed on leak site
20 Jun 2026
Reported attack date
17 Jun 2026
Group claims tracked
103
Unverified claim.
This entry reproduces a listing published by the lockbit5 group on its own extortion site.
Attackers routinely exaggerate or fabricate victims. Nothing here confirms that
bvi.co.bw suffered a breach, or what data was actually taken.
About the organisation
The Botswana Vaccine Institute (BVI) is a trusted animal pharmaceutical organization with over 45 ye...
What the listing means
bvi.co.bw appeared on the lockbit5 leak site on 20 June 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated โ the attack itself is dated 17 June 2026, 2 days before the listing. This group has not published new claims in the last 30 days.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing bvi.co.bw as suspicious โ leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account on bvi.co.bw, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
- A leak-site listing is a claim made by the attacker, not a confirmed breach โ check the organisation's own disclosures before acting on it.
Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/YnZpLmNvLmJ3QGxvY2tiaXQ1
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Captured from the group's extortion site. It may contain the victim's data or the attacker's messaging.
