Comparitech reported today that ransomware gang Inc over the weekend took credit for an August 2025 data breach at the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office.
Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech,commented:
“This attack on the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General becomes the 58th confirmed attack on a US government organization this year so far. It’s also the 11th attack noted in August alone–the highest monthly figure on this sector we’ve seen throughout the year. From January to August 2025, confirmed attacks on US government agencies averaged at around seven per month.
The attack also highlights why government agencies are a prime target for hackers. 1) because of the widespread disruption these attacks can cause and 2) because of the amount of data up for grabs. In this case, INC alleges to have stolen 5.7 TB, which is the highest amount of data a gang has allegedly stolen from a US government entity this year (on average, gangs have stolen 884 GB).
Pennsylvania AG hasn’t yet said what data could be impacted in this breach, but it’s likely we’ll see a notification of some sort in the coming weeks/months. Lorain County Auditor’s Office has just issued a notification to 18,500 people following its attack in May 2025, making this the second-largest breach via ransomware on a US government organization this year so far.”
Ransomware gangs wouldn’t keep doing this if there was not a payday in one way (ransom) or another (selling the swiped data on the dark web). Thus proving that crime does pay. Which is very unfortunate.
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Inc ransomware gang claimed cyber attack on PA Attorney General Office
Comparitech reported today that ransomware gang Inc over the weekend took credit for an August 2025 data breach at the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office.
Rebecca Moody, Head of Data Research at Comparitech,commented:
“This attack on the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General becomes the 58th confirmed attack on a US government organization this year so far. It’s also the 11th attack noted in August alone–the highest monthly figure on this sector we’ve seen throughout the year. From January to August 2025, confirmed attacks on US government agencies averaged at around seven per month.
The attack also highlights why government agencies are a prime target for hackers. 1) because of the widespread disruption these attacks can cause and 2) because of the amount of data up for grabs. In this case, INC alleges to have stolen 5.7 TB, which is the highest amount of data a gang has allegedly stolen from a US government entity this year (on average, gangs have stolen 884 GB).
Pennsylvania AG hasn’t yet said what data could be impacted in this breach, but it’s likely we’ll see a notification of some sort in the coming weeks/months. Lorain County Auditor’s Office has just issued a notification to 18,500 people following its attack in May 2025, making this the second-largest breach via ransomware on a US government organization this year so far.”
Ransomware gangs wouldn’t keep doing this if there was not a payday in one way (ransom) or another (selling the swiped data on the dark web). Thus proving that crime does pay. Which is very unfortunate.
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