Catholic Charities Listed by INC Ransom Ransomware Group

Catholic Charities of Broome County appeared on the leak site of the incransom ransomware group on October 13, 2023. The organization, which provides family health and social services across New York, is claimed to have had internal files exfiltrated during a ransomware attack. The listing does not specify the number of people affected or detail exactly which records were taken.

Primary Disclosure Details

The incransom leak site states that Catholic Charities of Broome County suffered a ransomware incident and that attackers successfully exfiltrated internal files. No victim count, no list of specific data types, and no ransom amount appear in the posting. The disclosure indicates the data is now available for download on the dark-web portal, a standard step these groups take when victims do not pay. Public reporting on similar incransom listings shows that once files reach the leak site, samples are often published to pressure the target.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a nonprofit like Catholic Charities loses control of internal files, the people who relied on its services can face direct consequences. Clients include families receiving home health support, counseling, housing assistance, and elder care. If your name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, medical details, or financial aid records were inside those files, they may now be in the hands of criminals. Internal files exfiltrated in ransomware attacks frequently contain exactly this kind of personal information even when the final public listing does not itemize it.

Exposure of this data raises the risk of identity theft, tax fraud, and targeted scams that reference your real connection to the charity. Criminals know these records often link multiple family members together, making it easier to build convincing phishing stories or fraudulent loan applications in your name.

Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Ransomware leaks rarely stop at one organization. Once your personal details surface, attackers and data brokers stitch them to usernames, email addresses, phone numbers, and even children’s gaming accounts. A single leaked record can anchor an identity chain that reaches your social-media profiles, online shopping accounts, and family devices. Credential leaks like this one regularly cascade into account takeovers across unrelated services. Gaming accounts belonging to you or your children are especially vulnerable because kids often reuse passwords or email addresses tied to family records.

Incransom Group Track Record

Public reporting attributes the incransom ransomware operation to a group that emerged in early 2023. The actors follow a double-extortion playbook: they encrypt victim systems, exfiltrate documents before encryption finishes, then demand payment to prevent publication. Notable prior victims include small-to-medium healthcare providers, local government agencies, and nonprofits. Their typical initial access involves phishing or exploitation of remote-desktop services, followed by rapid data theft and deployment of ransomware. The group maintains an active leak site and usually gives victims a short deadline before samples are released. Exact ransom figures for Catholic Charities remain unknown because the listing does not disclose them.

What to do

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• Rotate any password you used at Catholic Charities or related Encompass services anywhere else it appears, and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app instead of text messages.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family coverage that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same leaked address or email.
• Let the remediation specialists handle takedown requests across data brokers and leak sites for you while you focus on securing your own accounts.

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