high severity February 17, 2026 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

gbaco.com Listed by Lynx Ransomware Group

If you are a customer of gbaco.com, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

GOFF BACKA ALFERA & COMPANY, LLC is a full-service public accounting and consulting firm serving clients locally, nationally and internationally. Our firm ranks among the top firms in the nation and has been voted by its employees as one of the top 25 places to work in the region. We take pride in providing the highest quality of services to our clients and our memberships in the AICPA's Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center, Center for Public Company Audit Firms and Governmental Audit Quality Center assist our professional staff in achieving this ultimate goal. Our professionals are acti
— from Lynx’s own leak-site posting. This is the group’s claim, quoted verbatim; it is not GalaxyWarden’s reporting and has not been independently verified.

gbaco.com Listed by Lynx Ransomware Group

On February 17, 2026, the accounting firm GOFF BACKA ALFERA & COMPANY, LLC appeared on the leak site of the lynx ransomware group. Public reporting indicates the firm’s internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack, although the exact number of people whose data was exposed remains unknown.

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What Public Reporting Shows

GOFF BACKA ALFERA & COMPANY is a full-service public accounting and consulting firm that serves clients across the United States and internationally. The company has been listed among top firms nationally and recognized by its own employees as one of the region’s best workplaces. Available reporting describes the data as internal files taken in the ransomware incident. No Reported Details have been released about the volume or specific types of client or employee records involved.

The listing was published on the group’s onion-site leak page, accessible via the ransomware.live aggregator at the address provided in the source link. As of the publication date, the firm had not issued a public statement confirming the breach timeline or the precise data sets exfiltrated.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When an accounting firm’s internal files are stolen, the information often includes tax returns, Social Security numbers, bank account details, and correspondence that can be traced directly to individuals and households. If your accountant or tax preparer works with GOFF BACKA ALFERA & COMPANY, your personal financial data may now sit in an attacker’s archive.

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Attributed to Lynx · 415 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed February 17, 2026

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

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