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Ransomware gang gives Strafford County NH 5 days to pay ransom before 830 GB of data leaked
This morning, ransomware gang DragonForce uploaded Strafford County, NH, to its data leak site, giving the US government entity just five days to meet its ransom demands before 830.03 GB of data is leaked. Strafford County noted network disruptions in the middle of March 2025 before bringing 98% of its systems back online around 10 days later. Strafford County Commissioner…
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Payne County, OK Sheriff confirms ransomware attack, tells residents to protect accounts
The Payne County Sherriff’s Office in Oklahoma this week confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack last month. One June 3, 2025, the Sheriff’s Office announced that anyone who filed a report prior to May 15 should monitor their credit reports and bank accounts, issue fraud alerts, and change passwords. “The cyberattack has had no impact on the office’s…
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Clark County, WA notifies 76K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, payment cards, and more
The Clark County, WA government this week confirmed it notified 76,253 people of an October 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Names Social Security numbers Financial account info Payment card info Medical and health insurance info Government-issued ID numbers Dates of birth The attack crippled Clark County’s website on October 21, 2023. The website was restored 10…
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Hackers give Botetourt County Schools 2 weeks to pay ransom after cyber attack
Ransomware gang Qilin today took credit for a cyber attack on Botetourt County Public Schools earlier this month and demanded the district pay a ransom by June 12, 2025. On May 13, 2025, superintendent Jonathan Russ sent a message to families in the Virginia school district saying that a cybersecurity incident disrupted some of the district’s IT systems. Qilin took…
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A ransomware gang says it hacked Coweta County, GA schools
Ransomware gang Nitrogen over the weekend took credit for a cyber attack earlier this month on a school district in Coweta County, Georgia. On May 4, Coweta County School System issued a press release saying a network intrusion forced schools to take IT systems offline. “Some school system network processes will be hampered in the coming days, and school system…
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Ransomware gang says it stole personal data in cyber attack on Pierce County, WA libraries
Ransomware gang Inc yesterday took credit for an April 2025 cyber attack that disrupted libraries in Pierce County, Washington. Inc listed the Pierce County Library System on its data leak site and claims to have stolen personal data in the attack. As proof, Inc posted images of files it claims to have stolen. The proof pack includes scans of driver’s…
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Union County, PA notifies victims of data breach that leaked SSNs and health info
Union County, Pennsylvania yesterday confirmed it notified an undisclosed number of people of a March 2025 data breach that compromised Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and protected health information held by the County Children and Youth Services. A breach disclosure on the US Department of Health and Human Services website states Union County notified 501 people, but that figure…
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A ransomware gang hacked the Gloucester County, VA local government
Ransomware gang BlackSuit today claimed responsibility for an April 2025 data breach of the Gloucester County, Virginia local government. Gloucester County officials first announced their offices experienced a network disruption on April 22. A day later, it said connectivity issues limited staff access to emails and disrupted operations. BlackSuit lists Gloucester County on its data leak site. County officials have…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked the Sheriff of Hamilton County, TN
Ransomware gang Qilin this week claimed responsibility for an April 14, 2025 cyber attack on the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Chattanooga, TN. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in on May 2 acknowledged a ransomware attack, saying the hackers demanded $300,000 in ransom. The sheriff says HCSO did not pay the ransom, but did pay $48,000 to Vendetta, a third-party…
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Ransomware gang says it hacked the Cobb County, GA government
Ransomware gang Qilin yesterday claimed responsibility for a data breach at the local government of Cobb County, Georgia. Cobb County’s IT department on March 21, 2025 shut down the county’s servers for a week after detecting unauthorized users on its network. Several county services went down as a result, including courthouse filing, the jail database, and wi-fi access. A month…
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