The State Bar of Texas this week confirmed it notified 2,700 Texans about a January 2025 data breach that compromised names, SSNs, financial account info including account numbers, credit and debit card numbers, driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID, medical info, and health insurance info.
The Ransomware gang Inc claimed responsibility for the attack but the State Bar of Texas has not verified Inc’s claim.
In a blog post reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Inc is a ransomware gang that emerged in July 2023 and targets a wide range of victims in healthcare, education, and government. Its methods involve spear phishing and exploiting known vulnerabilities in software.”
“Inc has claimed responsibility for 86 confirmed ransomware attacks, plus another 280 unconfirmed claims that haven’t been acknowledged by the targeted organizations. In 2025, Inc claimed seven confirmed attacks and 61 unconfirmed.”
“Ransomware attacks on US government agencies and departments can lock down computer and steal data. Those organizations are then forced to either pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting data subjects at increased risk of fraud. Comparitech resea
Honestly, this is a problem that is simply getting worse and not better. That’s not a good place as the focus should be to put gangs like Inc out of business which makes the world a whole lot safer.
UPDATE: Roger Grimes, data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4, commented:
“If I was impacted by the breach and I’m still with the organization, I would want to know how it happened and that they are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen, at least the same way, again. Most ransomware attacks occur because of social engineering, and after that, unpatched software or firmware. Was that how it happened? Do they know? Because if you don’t know how it happened, you can’t assure me you’ve taken steps to make sure it can’t happen again.”
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Inc Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility For Texas State Bar Data Breach
The State Bar of Texas this week confirmed it notified 2,700 Texans about a January 2025 data breach that compromised names, SSNs, financial account info including account numbers, credit and debit card numbers, driver’s licenses or other government-issued ID, medical info, and health insurance info.
The Ransomware gang Inc claimed responsibility for the attack but the State Bar of Texas has not verified Inc’s claim.
In a blog post reporting this news, Paul Bischoff, Consumer Privacy Advocate at Comparitech, wrote:
“Inc is a ransomware gang that emerged in July 2023 and targets a wide range of victims in healthcare, education, and government. Its methods involve spear phishing and exploiting known vulnerabilities in software.”
“Inc has claimed responsibility for 86 confirmed ransomware attacks, plus another 280 unconfirmed claims that haven’t been acknowledged by the targeted organizations. In 2025, Inc claimed seven confirmed attacks and 61 unconfirmed.”
“Ransomware attacks on US government agencies and departments can lock down computer and steal data. Those organizations are then forced to either pay a ransom or face extended downtime, data loss, and putting data subjects at increased risk of fraud. Comparitech resea
Honestly, this is a problem that is simply getting worse and not better. That’s not a good place as the focus should be to put gangs like Inc out of business which makes the world a whole lot safer.
UPDATE: Roger Grimes, data-driven defense evangelist at KnowBe4, commented:
“If I was impacted by the breach and I’m still with the organization, I would want to know how it happened and that they are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen, at least the same way, again. Most ransomware attacks occur because of social engineering, and after that, unpatched software or firmware. Was that how it happened? Do they know? Because if you don’t know how it happened, you can’t assure me you’ve taken steps to make sure it can’t happen again.”
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