On May 26, 2025, the Gobierno del Estado de Colima appeared on the leak site of the ransomware group known as devman. Public reporting indicates the Mexican state government suffered a ransomware attack in which internal files were exfiltrated. The number of people whose personal information may have been exposed remains unknown.
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What Public Reporting Shows
Available reporting describes the incident as a classic ransomware operation: attackers gained access, encrypted systems, and exfiltrated data before demanding payment. The devman leak site listed the Gobierno del Estado de Colima on May 26, 2025, and began publishing samples of the stolen material. No confirmed total of records has been released, but the data consists of internal government files that almost certainly contain names, addresses, identification numbers, and other details belonging to residents, employees, and contractors who interacted with state services.
Industry research from sources such as DoxxScan™ continuous monitoring indicates that government breaches of this type routinely expose exactly the kinds of records families rely on for taxes, licensing, education, and health services.
Why This Matters for You and Your Family
When a state government loses control of internal files, the information inside often includes your address, phone numbers, family members’ names, and government-issued identifiers. Once that material reaches a ransomware leak site, anyone can download it. Criminals do not need sophisticated tools; a simple search is enough to pull your details into identity theft, loan fraud, or targeted scams. For ordinary families this can mean sudden calls from debt collectors for loans you never took, tax filings submitted in your name, or strangers showing up at your door because your address may now be public.