West African Resources ltd
● Listed in the last 48hAbout the organisation
West African Resources Limited (ASX: WAF) isan Australia-based, mid-tier gold mining and exploration companywith its primary operations located in Burkina Faso, West Africa . Founded in 2006, the company is headquartered in Subiaco, Western Australia, and focuses on the acquisition, development, and mineral processing of high-grade gold assets.
What the listing means
West African Resources ltd appeared on the Deadlock leak site on 26 July 2026. Groups publish a victim once negotiations stall or as pressure during them, so a listing usually means data was already exfiltrated. This group has published 80 claims in the last 30 days and remains active.
Recommended actions
- Treat any unsolicited message referencing West African Resources ltd as suspicious — leaked data gets weaponised for phishing within days.
- If you hold an account on www.westafricanresources.com, change that password now, update it anywhere you reused it, and enable two-factor authentication.
- Other Energy & Utilities organisations should review this group's known TTPs and validate detection coverage against them.
- Watch for follow-on extortion: stolen data is often re-leaked or resold after the initial listing.
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Leak-site evidence
Listing URL https://www.ransomware.live/id/V2VzdCBBZnJpY2FuIFJlc291cmNlcyBsdGRARGVhZGxvY2s=