Towns across America continue to fall prey to ransomware gangs. This week, the SuspectFile blog reported on how the AlphV gang, also known as “BlackCat,” started leaking files from the Town of Iowa in Louisiana:
The ransomware group ALPHV (BlackCat) has published a first part of exfiltrated data from the Town of Iowa in the state of Louisiana.
Approximately 250 scanned documents in PDF format have been released, some of which contain visible Social Security numbers (SSNs) of employees, employee salaries, balance sheets, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, and other personally identifiable information (PII). The documents also include administrative records from the Police Department and Fire Department of the city, the Bank Reconciliation Report – Appearance Bond, and more. These documents predominantly pertain to the years 2019 and 2020.
Read more at SuspectFile.