Food Bank of Central Louisiana · Breach

Dark Project ransomware claims theft of 130 GB from food bank

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Dark Project ransomware listed the Food Bank of Central Louisiana, a nonprofit food-assistance organization, on its leak site. The group claims the theft of 130 GB across 65,645 files, including banking and financial information, personal data of employees and clients, and internal databases. The claim comes only from the group's listing; monitor for data publication and await an official statement from the organization.

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  1. What happened
  2. Why it matters
  3. What to do
  4. For the technical team
  5. Timeline
  6. Sources

What happened

Dark Project ransomware listed the Food Bank of Central Louisiana on its leak site. The group claims to have stolen 130 GB of data across 65,645 files, including banking records, personal data of employees and clients, and internal databases. The claim comes from the group itself and has no confirmation from the organization.

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Why it matters

If confirmed, financial and personal data of employees and clients of a nonprofit serving Central Louisiana communities would be exposed. Such leaks create risk of financial fraud, scams, and damage to reputation and fundraising.

What to do

Activate the incident response plan: check for signs of intrusion, isolate compromised systems, and preserve evidence. Notify insurers and legal counsel and prepare communications for employees and clients if the leak is confirmed.

For the technical team

Affected
Food Bank of Central Louisiana, organização sem fins lucrativos que distribui alimentos e opera programas contra a fome · Food Bank of Central Louisiana, a US nonprofit that distributes food and runs hunger-relief programs across Central Louisiana
Exploitation
Data theft claim posted on the Dark Project ransomware leak site and reported by DarkWebInformer. No confirmation from the victim and no mention of data publication so far.
Fix
Not applicable (data breach incident)
More details
Claimed volume: 130 GB across 65,645 files. Claimed content: banking and financial information, personal data of employees and clients, databases, and other internal company information. Single source: DarkWebInformer post about the group's listing.

Timeline

  1. Incident opened.

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