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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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Comparitech retweeted
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
‼️ 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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🚨 Bristol City Council 🇬🇧 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Wallstreet.
The council recently confirmed that its Trading with Schools system was targeted in a cyber attack in September. A data breach has been identified.
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🚨 BASS Medical Group 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Booba Project. 100 GB stolen.
The US healthcare company is issuing data breach notifications following a cyber attack in September 2026.
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🚨 Oneonta City School District 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Shiba.
The US school district was targeted in a cyber attack on October 22. Schools were closed from October 23 to 26 and should reopen today.
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🚨 The University of New Mexico 🇺🇸 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang BYOD.
The UNM Health Sciences Center was targeted by a cyber attack yesterday with patient appointments set to resume today.
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🚨 Stadt Eichstätt 🇩🇪 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang The Gentlemen.
The German town confirmed an attack on October 8. Servers were shut down and systems are being rebuilt from backups. No ransom paid.
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🚨 Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes (UAA) 🇲🇽 has been added to ransomware gang SafePay's site.
The Mexican university confirmed it detected unauthorized activity on systems on October 14. Some services were disrupted but data theft was ruled out.
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