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‼️ The Money Store 🇺🇸 has confirmed that 45,561 people were impacted in a data breach in September 2026 following a cyber attack that was claimed by the ransomware group Storm. SSNs, financial & medical data are among the affected information. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

❗️23,692 people are now confirmed to have been impacted in this data breach on the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) 🇺🇸 The attack took place in March 2026 and was claimed by ransomware group Genesis. 200 GB stolen. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

‼️ Baker & McKenzie LLP 🇺🇸 has confirmed 25,837 people were impacted in its data breach in August 2026. This followed a social engineering attack. Ransomware gang Silent Ransom Group (LeakedData) claimed the attack on the legal firm. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

‼️ Troutman Pepper Locke LLP 🇺🇸 has confirmed that 63,358 people were impacted in its August 2026 data breach. This followed a social engineering attack. Ransomware gang Silent Ransom Group (LeakedData) claimed the attack on the legal firm. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

‼️ Winona County 🇺🇸 has confirmed that 123,476 were impacted in its March 2026 ransomware attack. The county had previously confirmed that 6,196 were affected in another attack in January. Interlock claimed the March attack and theft of 1.9 TB of data. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

‼️ Upland Unified School District 🇺🇸 has started issuing data breach letters following a cyber attack in July 2026. SSNs, tax identification numbers & medical information amomg the affected data. Ransomware group SafePay claimed the attack. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

🚨 Magasin du Nord 🇩🇰 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang Majinahanashi. The Danish department store confirmed an attack in October 2026, which impacted its systems and led to a potential leak of customer data. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

🚨 TFG London Limited 🇬🇧 has been added to the data leak site of ransomware gang RansomHouse. The fashion retailer confirmed a cyber attack in October 2026, which impacted the systems at its Phase Eight, Hobbs, and Whistles stores. bit.ly/4dvnOHD

📢 Our October 2026 ransomware roundup is live! 🔺 1,020 attacks - the second-highest figure of the year 🏥 Attacks on healthcare peaked at 85 🏫 Attacks on education peaked at 47 🚛 Attacks on transportation spiked by 126% bit.ly/4iuEa4V

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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

🚨 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