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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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Ransomware gang Interlock claims recent attack on West Lothian Council – 2.63 TB of data stolen
Ransomware gang Interlock has this morning added West Lothian Council to its data leak site. It alleges to have stolen 2.63 TB of data, which includes 3,349,196 files and 580,783 folders. The proof pack contains images of passports, driver’s licenses, and various other documents. The Scottish council confirmed it had been hit by a ransomware attack on May 6, with…
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Ransomware gang claims recent cyber attack on City of Blaine, MN – 489 GB stolen
Over the weekend, ransomware gang Qilin claimed an attack on the City of Blaine, Minnesota. It alleged to have stolen 489 GB of data and uploaded various documents within its proof pack, including an internal investigation within the police department and documents containing personal information. On April 18, the city confirmed it had experienced a “network security incident” earlier that…
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Ransomware gang INC claims recent attack on South African Airways
Ransomware gang INC has today come forward to claim the recent attack on South African Airways. Today’s announcement labels the first leak as “Part 1,” suggesting more data will be leaked in the coming days/weeks if ransom demands aren’t met. South African Airways issued a statement on May 6, 2025, confirming it had been hit by a cyber attack on…
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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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Connecticut fire department notifies residents of data breach claimed by ransomware gang
The Westfield Fire District in Middleton, CT this week confirmed it notified victims of a November 2024 data breach that compromised their personal info. The fire department has not publicly disclosed how many people it notified or what data was compromised. However, it is offering victims free credit monitoring and identity theft protection, which usually implies Social Security numbers were…
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LockBit ransomware gang hacked, victim negotiations exposed
The LockBit ransomware gang has suffered a data breach after its dark web affiliate panels were defaced and replaced with a message linking to a MySQL database dump. All of the ransomware gang’s admin panels now state. “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague,” with a link to download a “paneldb_dump.zip.” LockBit dark web site defaced with link…
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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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Ransomware gang says it hacked the Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Ransomware gang Qilin today claimed responsibility for a March 2025 cyber attack against the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. The airport has not verified Qilin’s claim. The airport announced a cyberattack disrupted flight information displays, check-in counters, and baggage handling starting on March 23, 2025, forcing staff to write departure times on dry erase boards. Airport officials say they…
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