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🚨 Indiana Area School District 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Interlock. 250 GB allegedly stolen. The school district was targeted in an attack on October 4, with system disruptions ongoing 10 days later. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Jerome School District 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Interlock. 220 GB allegedly stolen. The school district confirmed an attack in October, which led to two days of school closures. No ransom was paid. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 The City of Edgewater 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 47 GB allegedly stolen. The city in Florida noted a network disruption on October 8, which led to temporary office closures. Cause unconfirmed. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 MARDEC Berhad 🇲🇾 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Orova. The Malaysian rubber manufacturer took its systems offline on October 20 in a "preventive cybersecurity measure." This is causing disruption to services. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Recursos y Energía Formosa S.A. (REFSA) 🇦🇷 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang NightSpire. The Argentinian state utility company suffered a cyber attack at the end of October, disrupting systems and services. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Trauco AG 🇩🇪 has been added to the site of ransomware gang Qilin. The German building materials and wholesale group confirmed on October 16 that a cyber attack was affecting its systems. Customers are being contacted by AI-generated phishing calls. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Institut national d'études démographiques (INED) 🇫🇷 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang The Gentlemen. The French government research entity was targeted in an attack on October 17. Its entire IT infrastructure was paralyzed. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 The $6.3 billion crypto hack on Binance takes the total amount lost this year in crypto heists to $8.5 billion. This is double the previous highest total noted in 2022 ($3.5 billion). Since 2011, more than $24 billion has been stolen. bit.ly/45GcZgY
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🚨 The City of Columbia, SC 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Qilin. The US city confirmed an attack on October 20, which impacted several public-facing services and involved sensitive data. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨Terrebonne Parish Government🇺🇸 has been added to the leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 105 GB stolen. The US government agency confirmed a cyber attack at the end of September, which disrupted systems for around a week. Data breach confirmed. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Circleville Police Department 🇺🇸 has been added to the leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 15 GB stolen. This appears to be connected to an attack confirmed by the City of Circleville in August 2026, which also affected the police department. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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📣 Our Q3 government ransomware roundup is live! 🔺 Attacks increased by 47% from Q2 (90) to Q3 2026 (132) 🔺 Median ransom demand: $83,300 (Average: $512,000) 🔺 The Gentlemen and Qilin were the most dominant strains 🇺🇸 The US saw a 78% increase bit.ly/4jMUDE0
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‼️x2 US healthcare companies are issuing data breach letters following cyber attacks claimed by ransomware group The Gentlemen. 🔺 Eye Care Center of Snohomish - 3,059 affected (Jul '26) 🔺 Hattiesburg Eye Clinic - 6,137 affected (Aug '26) bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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Ransomware attacks reached record levels in Q3 2026, rising 61% year-on-year, according to @Comparitech. As cybercriminals increasingly leverage AI to enhance their attacks, @InfosecurityMag explores how #AI is reshaping the ransomware landscape and what security teams can do to strengthen their defenses: spkl.io/60107kt7q
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‼️ Cognitive Health Technologies LLC 🇺🇸 is notifying 49,467 people of a data breach following unauthorized activity in its network from Feb to Apr '26. Health insurance and medical info affected. LockBit claimed the attack on the healthcare tech company. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨Femern Link Contractors 🇩🇰 has been added to the site of ransomware gang Baraccuda. 2.44TB of data for sale for $500K. The Danish company suffered a cyber attack this month, disrupting its work on the Fehmarnbelt undersea tunnel. Data breach confirmed. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Gemeente Machelen 🇧🇪 has been added to the site of ransomware gang Rhysida. It's demanding 20 BTC ($1.6M) for 2.9 TB of data. The Belgian municipality confirmed an attack on September 11. Hackers were in its system from August. Data breach confirmed. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 Hudson River Museum of Westchester 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. The New York museum is issuing data breach notifications following a cyber attack in September 2026. Names, addresses, DoBs & SSNs affected. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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🚨 The City of Big Spring 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 151 GB stolen. The Texan city confirmed an attack on its systems earlier this month. System restoration and data breach investigations were ongoing. bit.ly/4dvnOHD
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