high severity January 17, 2025 · 3 min read Unverified claim — what this is

peponline.org Listed by INC Ransom Ransomware Group

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

People Encouraging People is an organization driven by our core values. Our programs provide a wide range of services , from rehabilitation, to assistance for the deaf and blind, to residential and vocational ventures aimed at assimilating our clients into the community.
— from INC Ransom’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.

peponline.org Listed by INC Ransom Ransomware Group

On January 17, 2025, the ransomware group IncRansom added peponline.org to its leak site and began publishing internal files allegedly stolen from People Encouraging People, a nonprofit that provides rehabilitation, residential support, vocational training, and services for deaf and blind individuals.

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What Public Reporting Shows

Public reporting indicates the organization suffered a ransomware attack in which attackers exfiltrated internal documents before encrypting systems or demanding payment. The IncRansom leak site lists peponline.org and has started releasing samples of the stolen data. Exact victim counts remain undisclosed, and the precise volume or sensitivity of every file has not been independently verified. Available reporting describes the exposed material as internal files rather than a structured database of customer records, though such documents frequently contain names, addresses, medical or service details, and staff information.

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Why This Matters for You and Your Family

When a community-serving nonprofit is breached, ordinary people who rely on its programs are the ones placed at risk. If you or a family member have ever received rehabilitation services, vocational support, housing assistance, or help for hearing or vision disabilities through People Encouraging People, your personal details may now sit in files controlled by criminals. Internal files often include contact information, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, insurance records, and family relationships that can be used for identity theft, targeted scams, or harassment. The breach affects not only past clients but also current staff and their households.

The Doxxing and Identity-Chain Implications

Stolen internal files rarely stay isolated. Attackers routinely cross-reference names, emails, phone numbers, and addresses against other leaks to build detailed profiles. A single document linking your name to peponline.org can connect your work history, medical services, and family members’ records. These chains frequently reach gaming accounts, where children use the same email or password as a parent’s service record. Credential leaks like this one cascade into account takeovers, doxxing, and extortion attempts that follow families across platforms for years.

IncRansom’s Publicly Known Track Record

Public reporting attributes IncRansom with emerging in late 2023 or early 2024 as a double-extortion ransomware operation. The group has targeted healthcare providers, local governments, manufacturers, and nonprofits. Its typical playbook involves initial access through phishing or exploited remote desktop services, followed by claimed exfiltration of sensitive files, deployment of ransomware, and publication of stolen data on its dark-web leak site when victims refuse to pay. The group maintains a leak blog that lists victims chronologically and releases data samples to pressure organizations.

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Report details & sourcing

Attributed to INC Ransom · 974 incidents tracked →

Severity High the filing does not enumerate what was exposed

Disclosed January 17, 2025

Last reviewed August 8, 2026

Affected Unconfirmed

By GalaxyWarden Threat Research · Editorial & sourcing standards

Unverified claim — what this report is

This page documents a public listing on a ransomware/extortion group’s leak site, tracked via public threat-intelligence sources. A listing is the attacker’s claim. GalaxyWarden aggregates and reports such claims; we have not independently verified that a breach occurred, what data (if any) was taken, or the accuracy of anything the group asserts, and the named organisation has not necessarily confirmed the incident. Sections above describe what the listing shows and the group’s documented history — not verified findings about the named organisation. If you represent this organisation and believe anything here is inaccurate, tell us and we’ll review it promptly.

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GalaxyWarden is a breach-monitoring service and news aggregator. We do not exfiltrate, host, purchase, or redistribute stolen data. Breach information is compiled from publicly accessible sources and threat-intelligence platforms, and is reported as claims attributed to their source. We promptly correct or remove material shown to be inaccurate — see our content & takedown policy or write to support@galaxywarden.com.

Sources: incransom leak site (via ransomware.live)

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