Montmorency College Listed by avoslocker Ransomware Group

On December 26, 2022, Collège Montmorency appeared on the leak site of the AvosLocker ransomware group. The listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware attack and threatens full publication unless the Board of Directors contacts the attackers. The disclosure does not specify the exact number of people affected or list the precise data types beyond noting that personal data was compromised.

Details from the Leak Site

The primary source is the AvosLocker leak page, mirrored on ransomware.live. It states the Canadian college was hit and references earlier public news reports from May 2022 in which the institution acknowledged a possible theft of personal information. The listing claims roughly 8TB of data was taken but does not enumerate records or name the specific systems breached. No ransom amount is published on the page, and the threat of full disclosure remains active.

AvosLocker’s posting follows their standard format: victim name, proof of access, and a demand for direct communication to prevent release on their blog. The incident therefore sits squarely in the double-extortion category typical of this group.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or your children attended Collège Montmorency, worked there, or had any administrative dealings with the school, your personal information may now sit in an attacker-controlled archive. Colleges routinely hold full names, dates of birth, Social Insurance Numbers, addresses, contact details, academic records, and sometimes banking information for tuition or payroll. Once that material leaves the institution’s control, you lose the ability to limit who sees it.

Exposure of personal data from educational institutions frequently cascades beyond the original breach. Families discover months later that the same details surface on fraud sites, are used for phishing campaigns, or appear in identity-theft packages sold on dark-web forums. Children’s records are especially attractive because they often carry clean credit histories that can be exploited for years before the victim notices.

Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Ransomware leaks rarely stop at one dataset. Attackers or subsequent buyers link the college files to other breaches using email addresses, phone numbers, or usernames. A single leaked school record can anchor an identity chain that pulls in social-media profiles, gaming accounts, and family-member details. The result is doxxing that feels personal: home addresses published alongside children’s names, or usernames tied to real identities across platforms.

Credential leaks like this one commonly spread into gaming ecosystems. A student’s reused password from the college portal can unlock a Roblox, Minecraft, or Steam account, exposing chat logs, payment methods, and friend networks that further expand the chain. What begins as an institutional breach becomes a household privacy incident.

AvosLocker’s Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes AvosLocker’s first significant campaigns to mid-2021. The group has targeted hospitals, municipalities, manufacturers, and educational institutions across North America and Europe. Their playbook typically combines initial access through phishing or exploited remote-desktop services, followed by exfiltration of sensitive files before encryption. They then run a double-extortion operation: demand payment to prevent both system restoration and data publication.

AvosLocker has shown willingness to publish samples quickly when victims do not respond. Their leak site functions as both a shaming platform and a marketplace for unsold data, increasing the long-term circulation risk for any information they obtain.

What to do

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• Rotate any password you used at Collège Montmorency wherever it appears and switch to 2FA through an authenticator app instead of SMS.
• Cover the entire household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts tied to the same address or contact details.
• Let remediation specialists manage takedown requests for any exposed personal records found on broker sites or forums.

The incident shows that even institutions you trust can lose control of your information with little warning. A forward-looking approach means treating every breach as a link in a larger identity chain and acting before criminals exploit those connections. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1B+ breach records and 100+ platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts.