high severity March 24, 2025 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

City of Grove Listed by DragonForce Ransomware Group

If you are a resident of City of Grove, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

City of Grove was listed on DragonForce's leak site. DragonForce claims to have stolen internal data. This is the group's claim, not a confirmed finding.

City of Grove Listed by DragonForce Ransomware Group

On March 24, 2025, the City of Grove in Oklahoma appeared on the leak site of the dragonforce ransomware group in a listing claiming internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack.

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What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates the City of Grove, a small municipal government entity with 10 to 19 employees and annual revenue between $500,000 and $1 million, had data taken by the attackers. The dragonforce group posted details of the incident on its dark-web leak site, accessible via the .onion address tracked by ransomware.live. Available reporting describes the exposed material as internal files, though the precise volume and full list of data types remain unconfirmed in initial disclosures. No specific deadline for payment has been publicly detailed in the postings reviewed so far.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a local government like the City of Grove suffers a breach, the information inside those internal files often includes details about residents, employees, vendors, and families who interact with city services. Names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial records are common in municipal systems. Once that data leaves controlled environments, it can appear on multiple criminal marketplaces within days. For ordinary families in Grove or any similar community, this means heightened risk of identity theft, fraudulent loan applications in your name, or targeted scams that use real local government correspondence to appear legitimate.

Children’s records held by schools, parks and recreation departments, or family assistance programs can also be caught in the same breach. A single leak frequently provides the starting point for long-term harassment or financial fraud that affects household credit and peace of mind for years.

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Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed March 24, 2025

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

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