Metro Public Adjustment Listed by SilentRansomGroup Ransomware Group

Metro Public Adjustment Breach Confirmed

On December 18, 2024, Metro Public Adjustment, Inc. appeared on the leak site operated by the ransomware group known as SilentRansomGroup. The company, which has assisted property owners with insurance claims since 1994, was listed after attackers exfiltrated internal files during a ransomware incident. The disclosure does not specify the number of individuals affected or list exact data types beyond claiming that internal files were taken.

What the Leak Site States

The primary disclosure on the SilentRansomGroup leak site, archived via ransomware.live, states that Metro Public Adjustment suffered a ransomware attack and that attackers successfully exfiltrated internal files. No sample data is publicly shown in the listing, and the exact volume or sensitivity of the stolen information remains undisclosed by both the group and the victim. The notification does not provide a ransom demand figure or a public deadline, which is consistent with many initial listings where extortion negotiations may still be underway. Public reporting on SilentRansomGroup indicates the group often uses these postings to pressure victims into payment after initial access and data theft.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you have filed an insurance claim for property damage in the New York or surrounding areas and worked with Metro Public Adjustment, your personal information may now sit in an attacker-controlled archive. Internal files from a public adjuster typically contain names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, financial information related to claims, and sometimes Social Security numbers. Even though the exact records exposed are unknown, the nature of the business means household and family data is almost certainly present. Once stolen, this information does not expire; it can be sold quietly on underground forums long after the ransomware incident fades from headlines.

Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Stolen insurance and adjustment records create high-value links in doxxing chains. Attackers or buyers can combine your name and address from the breach with usernames discovered on gaming platforms, social media, or older leaks. This produces a map that reveals where you live, who lives with you, and which accounts belong to your children. Credential leaks of this type frequently cascade into gaming account takeovers, especially when the same email and password pair is reused. A compromised child’s Roblox, Fortnite, or Discord account can then be used to extract further personal details or to socially engineer additional access. The result is a persistent identity exposure that can lead to targeted phishing, account hijacking, or physical threats.

SilentRansomGroup’s Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes SilentRansomGroup’s first notable activity to mid-2023. The group has since targeted dozens of organizations, focusing primarily on small and mid-sized businesses in the United States. Notable prior victims include municipal governments, healthcare providers, and professional service firms. Their typical playbook begins with phishing or exploitation of remote desktop services for initial access, followed by deployment of ransomware and exfiltration of sensitive files. Rather than always encrypting systems, they emphasize data theft and extortion, often giving victims a short window to pay before publishing samples or selling the archive. The group’s leak site is used both as a shaming mechanism and a sales platform for unsold data.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, with cleanup handled by specialists.
• Rotate any password you ever used at Metro Public Adjustment anywhere it is reused, and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app instead of SMS.
• Enable continuous DoxxScan monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms so the next exposure is caught and acted on within hours.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same breached address or email.
• Let remediation specialists manage takedown requests for any exposed personal records appearing on data broker sites or underground forums.

The Metro Public Adjustment listing is a reminder that even organizations you trust to handle insurance claims can become gateways to long-term identity risk. Start protecting yourself and your family today by understanding exactly what chains exist from this and every prior breach. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts vulnerable to credential-based takeovers.