Brinztech Alert: Russian Flooring Co (Pol Mira) Breached; Website Content Database Leaked

Dark Web News Analysis

The dark web news reports a data leak (a “public share,” not a sale) from Pol Mira (polmira.ru), a Russian company (likely in flooring/home goods). The attacker has leaked a database table for free on a hacker forum.

The leaked data itself is low-sensitivity. The fields (id, menu_type, name, description) indicate this is a website content table from the site’s Content Management System (CMS), such as WordPress or Joomla. It contains the text and structure of the website’s menus and pages, not a customer list.

The mix of Russian and English is normal for a Russian website’s backend (Russian content in fields, English/Cyrillic field names).

Key Cybersecurity Insights

This is a low-severity data leak, but a high-severity incident. The leaked table itself is not dangerous, but its existence is a “smoking gun” that proves a much deeper compromise.

1. “The Tip of the Iceberg”: This is the #1 threat. An attacker who can dump a boring content table (like wp_posts) can also dump the critical wp_users (or equivalent) table. This table contains:
   • All user PII (emails, names).
   • Hashed passwords for all users, including Administrators.
   • This “harmless” leak proves the attacker had (or has) SQL-level access to the entire database. We must assume the full user list and admin password hashes were also stolen.
2. IMMINENT Risk: Full Website Compromise: The attacker who dumped this table still has the vulnerability (likely a simple SQL Injection flaw). Their next step, having failed to find valuable data, will be to:
   • Deface the entire polmira.ru website.
   • Inject malware (e.g., crypto miners, redirects) to infect all site visitors.
   • Use the server to host phishing pages or send spam.
   • Crack the (stolen) admin password hashes and log in directly.
3. IMMINENT Risk 2: Credential Stuffing: (Assuming the users table was also stolen). The (email + cracked password) list for all polmira.ru users will be immediately used in automated attacks against other high-value Russian sites (e.g., Yandex, Mail.ru, VK, Sberbank) to find reused passwords.
4. Severe Regulatory Failure (Russia – 152-FZ): Even if this table has no PII, the breach that caused it (which did leak the users table) is a severe data breach under Russia’s Federal Law No. 152-FZ (“On Personal Data”). The company is legally required to report this to Roskomnadzor.

Mitigation Strategies

This is a Code Red, “Assume Breach” incident. The attacker is active, and the admin passwords must be considered compromised.

For Pol Mira (polmira.ru) (The Company):

• MANDATORY (Priority 1): Find & Patch the Vector. This is an active vulnerability. Immediately run a full web application scan (WAF, vulnerability scan) to find and patch the SQL Injection (or other) flaw.
• MANDATORY (Priority 2): Force Password Reset: (As suggested) Assume the users table was stolen. Immediately force a password reset for all users, especially all Administrators.
• MANDATORY (Priority 3): Full Compromise Assessment: The attacker who stole the DB may have already uploaded a webshell. Conduct a full file-system scan for backdoors, malware, and unknown files.
• MANDATORY (Priority 4): Notify Roskomnadzor: Report the breach as required by Law 152-FZ, assuming PII (from the users table) was also taken.

For Affected Users (Victims):

• CRITICAL: Change Reused Passwords NOW: If you had an account on polmira.ru, assume your password was stolen. If you reused that password on any other site (bank, email), that account is now compromised. Go and change those passwords immediately.
• Phishing Alert: Be extremely skeptical of all incoming emails.

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Questions or Feedback? This analysis is based on threat intelligence from a dark web forum. A leak of a “harmless” content table is a “smoking gun” that proves a full SQL-level compromise, meaning user PII and admin passwords were also almost certainly stolen. Brinztech provides cybersecurity services worldwide and do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of external claims. For any inquiries or to report this post, please email: contact@brinztech.com