Thomas J. Schandy

Thomas J. Schandy is a Uruguay‑based firm that provides maritime incident resolution services. The organisation operates as an agent for Lloyd's, offering expertise in handling marine casualties and related claims. Its core activity centres on assisting shipping interests and insurers when vessels encounter accidents, pollution events, or other operational disruptions. By acting as a Lloyd's agent, the firm links local response capabilities with the international insurance market. This positioning allows it to serve clients across the maritime industry who require prompt, professional incident management.

In February 2023 the firm was targeted by the AvosLocker ransomware group, which claimed to have exfiltrated approximately 100 gigabytes of internal data. The stolen material reportedly included employee curriculum vitae and work agreements, with samples posted on the attackers' leak site as proof. Thomas J. Schandy did not publicly acknowledge the breach nor respond to verification attempts from researchers or journalists. The exposure of such personnel and operational details highlights the sensitivity of the information held by a maritime incident resolution provider. This incident fits a wider pattern of ransomware activity in the region, where groups such as LockBit3.0 have simultaneously struck Colombian municipal bodies and Brazilian companies, compromising emergency service records, financial documents and personal employee data.