ourrelentlesschurch.com Listed by lockbit3 Ransomware Group

On April 29, 2023, the website of Relentless Church appeared on the LockBit 3.0 ransomware leak site, claiming that the organization suffered a ransomware attack in which internal files were exfiltrated. The church, which describes its mission as sharing the news of Jesus Christ, discipling people, and building the whole person in mind, body, and soul, now faces the reality that its sensitive internal documents are in the hands of extortionists. Anyone connected to the church—staff, volunteers, members, or donors—may have personal information caught up in the breach even though the exact number of affected individuals remains unknown.

Details from the Leak Site

The LockBit 3.0 listing states that internal files were exfiltrated during a ransomware incident. The disclosure does not quantify how many records were taken, list specific data types such as member databases or donor information, or provide a ransom demand. It simply presents samples of the stolen material and a countdown timer typical of the group’s public shaming tactic. The notification does not detail which systems were initially compromised or how the attackers gained entry. Public reporting on LockBit 3.0 indicates the group often posts proof-of-compromise data to pressure victims into payment.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a church’s internal files are stolen, the exposure can reach far beyond the organization. Prayer requests, counseling notes, financial pledges, staff payroll details, and volunteer background checks frequently contain names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses. If your family attends Relentless Church or has ever donated, volunteered, or sought pastoral care there, some of your personal information may now sit on a dark-web server. Even without exact victim counts, the breach creates immediate risk because churches hold intimate details that identity thieves and stalkers find valuable.

Credential material or reused passwords included in the files could allow attackers to attempt logins at other services where you use the same email address. This is especially concerning for families whose children participate in youth programs or online church communities that share the same contact information.

Doxxing and Identity-Chain Risks

Stolen internal files often serve as the starting point for larger doxxing campaigns. Attackers can combine church records with data from previous breaches to build a complete profile linking your name, home address, phone number, spouse and children’s names, and even photographs from church events. Once these links exist, harassment, targeted phishing, or identity theft becomes far easier. Gaming accounts belonging to teenagers in the youth group are particularly vulnerable because the same family email or phone number is often used to register those accounts, creating a direct path from church breach to gamer tag takeover.

LockBit 3.0 Track Record

Public reporting attributes the LockBit 3.0 variant to a ransomware operation that first appeared in 2019 and rebranded multiple times while maintaining aggressive extortion tactics. The group has targeted hospitals, manufacturers, financial firms, and nonprofits alike. Their typical playbook involves initial access through phishing, remote desktop protocol brute-force, or exploited vulnerabilities, followed by data exfiltration before deploying ransomware. After encryption, they publish samples on their leak site and threaten to release the full archive unless payment is made. The April 29, 2023 listing of Relentless Church fits this pattern exactly.

What to do

• Run a DoxxScan to map every link between your handles, emails, phone numbers, and real identity, then use the cleanup to remove what you can.
• Rotate any password you ever used at ourrelentlesschurch.com or related church systems anywhere else 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 of your information is caught in hours rather than months.
• Cover the household with DoxxScan family protection that extends to dependents and children’s gaming accounts that often chain back to the same family address or email.
• Let DoxxScan remediation specialists handle takedown requests for any exposed personal documents or photos appearing on data-broker and extortion sites.

The incident shows that even organizations whose work centers on trust and community can fall victim to calculated ransomware operators. Taking concrete steps now limits how far the stolen files can travel. DoxxScan by GalaxyWarden delivers continuous monitoring across 13.1 billion+ breach records and more than 100 platforms, AI-powered identity-chain mapping that connects online handles to real identities, hands-on remediation by specialists, and full household coverage that includes children’s gaming accounts where credential leaks frequently cascade into takeovers and doxxing chains.