high severity September 03, 2025 · 4 min read Unverified claim — what this is

The Bank of Romney Listed by Akira Ransomware Group

If you are a client of The Bank of Romney, here’s what is being claimed, and what it would mean for you.

The Bank of Romney is a locally owned and operated community bank serving Hampshire County and surrounding areas since 1888. The b ank offers a range of personal and business banking services, inc luding checking and savings accounts, various loan options, and m erchant services. We are going to upload corporate data soon. You will find financi al information, clients information, a bit of accounting files, e mployee files, etc.
— from Akira’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.

The Bank of Romney Listed by Akira Ransomware Group

On September 3, 2025, the Akira ransomware group added The Bank of Romney to its public leak site and announced it would soon publish the West Virginia community bank’s internal files, including financial information, client information, accounting files, and employee files.

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Reported Details of the Incident

Public reporting indicates the bank, which has served Hampshire County and surrounding areas since 1888, was hit by a ransomware attack. The Akira group claims to have exfiltrated corporate data and stated it will upload the material in the near future. No exact number of affected customers or employees has been released. The exposed information includes records that could contain names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account details, and employment data for individuals and businesses who bank there.

The primary source remains the Akira leak site itself, tracked by ransomware.live at the URL listed below. As of this writing, the full data set has not yet been published, but the group’s pattern is to post compressed archives once it decides to release them.

Why This Matters for You and Your Family

If you or anyone in your household holds an account at The Bank of Romney, your personal and financial details may now sit on a criminal leak site. Client information and employee files are precisely the kind of records that let identity thieves open new accounts, file fraudulent tax returns, or impersonate you with creditors. Even if you do not bank there, family members, local employers, or small businesses you deal with could have had records included. Once this data appears online, it rarely disappears. Copies spread quickly across underground forums, increasing the chance that someone will target you or your family months or years later.

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Disclosed September 03, 2025

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